Are we heading towards a Christian India? by
> Francois Gautier
>
> I am a westerner and a born Christian. I was mainly
> brought up in catholic schools, my uncle, Father Guy
> Gautier, a gem of a man, was the parish head of the
> beautiful Saint Jean de Montmartre church in Paris ;
> my father, Jacques Gautier, a famous artist in
> France, and a truly good person if there ever was
> one, was a fervent catholic all his life, went to
> church nearly every day and lived by his Christian
> values. There are certain concepts in Christianity I
> am proud of : charity for others, the equality of
> system in many western countries, Christ's message
> of love and compassion..
>
> Yet, I am a little uneasy when I see how much
> Christianity is taking over India under the reign of
> Sonia Gandhi : according to a 2001 census, there are
> about 2.34 million Christians in India ; not even
> 2,5% of the nation, a negligible amount. Yet there
> are today five Christian chief ministers in
> Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Kerala and Andhra
> Pradesh.
>
> One should add that the majority of politicians in
> Sonia Gandhi's closed circle are either Christians
> or Muslims. She seems to have no confidence in
> Hindus.Ambika Soni, a Christian, is General
> Secretary of the Congress and a very powerful
> person, with close access to Sonia Gandhi. Oscar
> Fernandes is Union Programme Implementation
> Minister. Margaret Alwa is the eminence grise of
> Maharasthra. Karnataka is virtually controlled by AK
> Anthony, whose secretaries are all from the Southern
> Christian association. Valson Thampu, a Hindu hater,
> is Chairman NCERT curriculum Review Committee, John
> Dayal, another known Hindu baiter, has been named by
> Sonia Gandhi in the National Integration Council ;
> and Kancha Ilaya, who hates Hindus, is being allowed
> by the Indian Government to lobby with the UN and US
> Congress so that caste discrimination in India is
> taken-up by these bodies.
>
> I have nothing personnally against