With reference to the article “Buddhists
under threat to embrace Christianity in Arunachal
Pradesh”
When a religion have a doctrine that said
“Go fore and save all non-believers before they are casted into the
fire of eternal hell”; it would be a matter of time before some
really committed or fanatical Evangelists would take up the
challenge to do so with whatever means that is at their
disposal. For the Buddhists, at the
receiving end, it is a sad occasion.
Throughout human history and to this day,
when certain religions survive and flourished, it is due in large
part to the patronage and support of the government in existence
then, or some powerful person of the period with all its resources
available to be used when and where necessary.
Undesirable as it may be, but where
extremists and militants existed in a religion, it acts as a
deterrent to prevent other faiths from trying to convert the
followers of that faith. When religions have Commandments, and when
the breaking of such Commandments would entail immediate
punishment, it also ensures that followers stick to their
particular faith. The Buddhists in the north eastern and other
regions of Arunachal Pradesh do not have all these means at their
disposals. At best, living conditions are likely to be
rudimental.
To keep Christians Evangelists from
carrying out further conversion of Buddhists in that region, there
is certainly a need for the Indian Government to send someone
influential, who is sympathetic to the Buddhists to put a check on
all these forced conversion by the Evangelists presently in this
area.
Most importantly, charitable Buddhist
organizations with the resources, and also committed, experienced
Buddhists in social works or with some life skills should come
forward and offer their services in Arunachal Pradesh as
well.
If no outside Buddhists and their
organizations are prepare to come forward to serve as volunteers
like the Christian Evangelists do, than it is inevitable that
eventually the whole regions will be Christian
dominated.