REJOINDER TO DAVID CURRY

Rejoinder to David Curry

It was shocking to read in the IE (26the June-2017) the screaming headlines : ‘Crackdown on NGOs:Delhi may face tough questions’. The crackdown on NGOs should have been done long ago. What are the NGOs indulging in? Nothing short of proseltyzation.I have been in the field of Social work and after my retirement been consultant of several NGOs.All(except  a hand full –that too non- Christian NGOs)to my knowledge were -covertly and overtly indulging in conversion. Once one of the chamchas of the Congress party-Mani Shankar Aiyer proclaimed that he did not know or see any such conversion activity. This he stated in particular reference to World Vision. Many of my students are employed in WV. At the outset already in the interview the questions are directed not to skills and knowledge of upliftment but on Evangelization. For heaven sake why not these NGOs go to China-Pakistan and the Middle East and try their luck with conversion under the guise of feeding the poor-charity Compassion International etc. After all if really these NGOs are interested in charity-why INDIA-is the world poor all congregated in India only. Go to where the poor are –leave India alone. Do not indulge in deception and under the guise of charity convert. Tens of thousands of children throughout India losing access to medical care ,meals and tuition, according to David Curry ,president and CEO of Open Doors USA, why are the doors exclusively open only for Indian poor Look at the past and present foreign policy of the USA Citing weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein the USA imposed sanctions on medical aid, medicines and other critical emergent necessities including food. What was the result-thousands of children died. Did Compassion International shed a drop of tear? And when it was discovered that there was no weapons of mass destruction –did the kind hearted and compassionate NGOs and the International Community demand the hauling up of the USA.

Do not sit in glass house and try to throw stones on India. Why is India the TAREGT FOR THE COMPASSION? Should compassion not be directed to all those who are in dire need? David Curry states that there is rise in brutal persecution of Christians, Muslims and other religious minorities in India. I am a Christian –20 years lived in Kerala-50 years  lived in Chennai-Tamilnadu and now for the past ten years am in Gujarat. Now as  an ordinary house wife I LIKE TO CHALLENGE David Curry-and tell him to get his  statistics straight-Where is the rise of brutal persecution? David Curry does not recognize brutal persecution in any of the Middle East countries-neither in Pakistan nor anywhere else. It is all vested interests. India has been victim of brutal persecution down the ages from foreign invaders including the Mughals. All came as traders and ended up by indulging in forced conversions. Are the hands of the USA clean? Why the brutality discrimination directed against the Blacks? They are easy targets for killing torture and social boycott. Do not lie and use deception for spreading Christianity-which you think is the god given command to you and the Christian NGOs. Let us live in peace –it said in the Bible that Jesus had advised his disciples to shake off the dust from your feet in the place where you are not wanted and go elsewhere. I remind David Curry of that. Do not force yourself and your compassion on us. Let us dialogue which means we are on the same plane as equals.

Dr. Mrs Hilda Raja

VADODARA Gujarat