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Nepal's New Peacemakers

Christians become voice for freedom after national crisis.

Anto Akkara in Katmandu, Nepal | posted 2/09/2007 09:07AM

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In late December, Maoist rebels staged a one-day strike to demand more influence over the interim national government. Church leaders worry that political tensions may worsen in coming months.

But a new organization, Christian Efforts for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation, recently announced plans to set up local reconciliation groups, Rokaya said. They hope to bring villagers together to talk about "peace building, reconciliation, healing, trauma counseling, and the inter-religious living together."

Anto Akkara is a journalist based in New Delhi, India.

Related Elsewhere:

Christianity Today's earlier articles on Nepal include:

New Life for Nepal | Hindu monarchy abolished; churches can now register (July 19, 2006)

Terror on Top of the World | Maoist threats shut down Nepal's development work. (July 1, 2004)

Four Christians Released in Nepal | Witnesses who accused the Christians of bribing converts fail to show in court. (Feb. 14, 2001)

The Church at the Top of the World | Nepal's Christians see unprecedented growth in this Hindu kingdom. (April 3, 2000)

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Yangzee Sherpa

Posted: February 18, 2007 12:36 PM

The person above says that Christianity should be abolished from Nepal! I am from Nepal and the greatest experience in my life is becoming a Christian. Christianity is love, mercy, hope, peace, and much more. If one is truly honest Christianity all root problems is from sin. Despite what you think about Christianity, my Lord taught me to love thy enemy and if I can love my enemy the problem is easy to solve. My God says that He is not a respecter of persons regardless, of race, color, gender, wealth, or academic education. In Jesus' name I proclaim that Nepal will some day come realize what Jesus Christ offers.

Arvind

Posted: February 12, 2007 11:57 PM

The first two posters are typical hindu fascists who are worried that dalits and lower castes cannot not be controlled by their religio-caste dictates any longer if they leave hindu religion and switch to other religions. 250 million dalits live horrible lives under the oppressive hindu caste system, murder, rape and discrimination is rampant. Yet when chrisitians set up schools or hospitals and try to give a helping hand, the typical response from these hindu militants is to cry foul and spread lies against christians. The fact is dalits, tribals and other lower castes have their indigenous religions and what is called 'hindu' in reality applies only to the minority caste hindus, but they were able to dump the 'hindu' identity on the former through force and propaganda, but all that is coming to naught due to the new awareness among dalits. Caste Hindus fear that the new converts who get a taste of freedom and rights no longer obey the caste rules. A dalit is free in christ.

BABA	Posted: February 12, 2007 10:12 PM

I agree with the comment of SMT below... I mean what next .. and personally I totally disagree with the fact of conversion .. I think NO ONE SHOULD CONVERT THEIR RELIGION IF THEY BELIVE IN GOD AT ALL.. becoz its by GOD's will we all are Born in a perticular family and religion ... so by converting into another its going against the will of GOD and Just be what you are and try to be a Better person keeping your original faith with you in which you were born. BUT AGAIN As Sri "Krsna" Said to Arjun in "Bhagvad Gita" that "Everyone practice different religion as per their Conciousness" so the as we all can see what kind of Conciousness eachone of us has (from different religion) ... IF We say that GOD is ONE then BELIVE IN IT ... let DO HIS WORK dont' try to become GOD by going on the Street and converting others, YOU CAN'T KEEP A TRUE PERSON IN YOUR RELGION WHY TO CONVERT OTHER AND MAKE THEM CONFUSE .. simple law Quality is always better than Quantity... THINK THINK ...

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