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The doctrine of racial superiority that the Europeans used to justify their colonial rule is gone, but the attitude of Christian religious superiority continues. Such religious exclusivism is backward and prejudicial, just like racism. 

This chapter is in no way anti-Christian but rather anti-conversion. It provides information about the insidious campaign that is taking place to reduce and wipeout Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and other Vedic traditions that are followed by large sections of humanity in India and around the world. 

Christian missionaries, their goals, their activities and their sites
Conversion News from India
Indians Against Christian Aggression
UN & Religious Proselytization  

The rest of the chapter begins  - Conversion

For articles on Conversion please go to the link below:
Articles on Conversion

Christian missionaries, their goals, their activities, and their sites

"Our Bible reveals to us the character of our god with minute and remorseless exactness... It is perhaps the most damnatory biography that exists in print anywhere. It makes Nero an angel of light and leading by contrast" 

                                                      – Mark Twain - Reflections on Religion, 1906 

"It's rather ironic that a religion which so publicly proclaims Absolute Love as its basis should, over the course of history, spawn so much unmitigated hatred and violence. Violent inclinations in Christianity are apparent right from the beginning. Although it is often argued that violence during Christian history is simply an aberration which results from people who twisted the original Christian message, that may not be entirely true. The Crusades, The Inquisition, Witch hunt, Colonization, Slavery, The Holocaust, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuals..."

                                                    -  Austine Cline -  atheism.about.com.

"When I think of all the harm the Bible has done, I despair of ever writing anything equal to it."

                                                              - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish author and Playwright.

As John Lennon (1940 - 1980) once said, “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue with that; I’m right, and I will be proved right.”

(source: Christianity’s Imminent Downfall - By Jason Long).  Watch An Invasion through Conversion - videoyahoo.com  

Refer to jesusneverexisted.com.

Refer to The United States Government War Against the American Indian Movement - aimovment.org and The Covert War Against Native Americans - by Ward Churchill. Also refer to Ancient Struggle Continues, Scholars Remain Clueless - By Vrndavan Parker

Refer to Former Catholic Sister Says Even Mother Teresa Is a Fraud - By By Greg Szymanski June 6, 2007

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Nance Profiles -- Index for Country: INDIA
http://www.calebproject.org/
http://www.calebproject.org/ptw3/day9.htm

PRAY FOR A CHURCH AMONG EACH OF THE 1,800 HINDU PEOPLE GROUPS BY THE YEAR 2000.
PRAY FOR A STRONG CHURCH AMONG EVERY PEOPLE GROUP IN VARANASI, INDIA
 "Adopt a city?.... That doesn't sound quite right.   Doesn't the Global Prayer Digest encourage adopting a people, not a city?" In this case  The Digest agrees with Arise and Build Ministries' (ABM) strategic plan of asking church groups to adopt Varanasi, Hinduism's holy city of 4,000,000 in Uttar Pradesh. Why Varanasi?  Varanasi is almost as important to Hindus as Mecca is to Muslims!  Leaders of ABM believe that when the body of Christ focuses on this 4,000-year-old stronghold of Hinduism, there will be a crucial breakthrough among the Hindu peoples of India.  (See also 1/14/93 of the Digest, on the North of India.)   Those with a heart for the Hindus of Northern India can find out more about adoption by writing ABM.  They can begin by committing themselves to longterm prayer until reproducing house churches are established among each people group of Varanasi. 

 The Rajputs:
Pray that the proud Rajput warriors will come to Jesus, the Commander of the Lord's army, and become true soldiers of the cross.  Pray for wisdom for those trying to reach them with the gospel.
The Buddhists:
PRAY FOR A STRONG CHURCH AMONG THE TIBETAN BUDDHISTS OF KASHMIR BY THE YEAR 2000 Lord, send medical teams and Scriptures to win the Buddhists of the Kashmir to You.   Be the Prince of Peace in this war-torn land.
The Zoroastrians: Parsis
To the Zoroastrians, spiritual and physical purity are one, and the degree to which they must go to avoid pollution is beyond comprehension to the Western mind. They believe that any substance that is separated from the
body is subject to being used by demons.Lord, You said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see
god."More than anything else, the Zoroastrians of India need pure hearts.  Bring them to know You, the Only One who can purify hearts.
The Tribals:Todas of Tamilnadu:
PLEAD WITH GOD FOR THE HIDDEN PEOPLES  PRAY FOR THE 1,000 ANIMIST TODA OF INDIA Today, less than 1% of the Toda are Christians. Holy God, we pray that You would open the hearts of the Toda that they would come to know You, the One in control of the universe.

Personal Evangelism Among Educated Hindus
By H. L. Richards
http://www.missionfrontiers.org/1996/0910/so968.htm 

Friendship evangelism is usually easy to initiate with Hindus. Most Hindus esteem religion in general and are free and open to speak about it. A sincere, non judgemental interest in all aspects of Indian Life will provide a good basis for friendship. Approaching Hindus on these lines does not result in quick conversions and impressive statistics.

As the leaven of the gospel is allowed to work in Hindu minds and society, a harvest is sure to follow in God's own time.

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Mission Helper Trip to India 2001
Excerpts from the Pastor Todd Ohlmann's Report to the CLC Mission Board

" Of course the greatest benefit of this trip was the spreading of God's saving word to our fellow Christians and the souls who sit in darkness in India. This truth was made so evident as we visited our last congregation on the Sunday before we left. It was a small congregation a few kilometers from Uthukottai. We were especially invited because they were having ten baptisms that day. There were six adults and 4 children receiving the washing and regeneration of the Holy Spirit that morning. It was Mike's turn to preach the sermon. As Mike preached the message of Salvation through the blood of Christ I watched out the front door of the church building as several men dressed in saffron robes walked barefoot past on their 100+ kilometer Hindu pilgrimage to honor the false god Ganesha. We were detoured on our way to the church and had to drive across a dry river bed to avoid the ten's of thousands of people who were gathered in the village by the river bed to celebrate and honor the huge idol of Ganesha housed in a Hindu shrine on the river bank. It was somewhat surreal to say the least. I couldn't help but get a little choked up as I sat and listened to God's word being proclaimed with such boldness and love as we sat in the midst of such an obvious display of Satan's darkness and deceit.  I can only thank our God that for the privilege, opportunity and joy that this trip has provided."

(source: Pastor Todd Ohlmann's Report to the CLC Mission Board - August 15' 2001)

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God longs for all Hindus! COVERT OPERATIONS OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN INDIA - by Sanal Edamaruku

Why does the Evangelical network sponsor a mass conversion of Hindus to Buddhism?

A PR-campaign, launched in June for supporters and donators in the USA and elsewhere, opened hearts and purses by giving the wrong impression that a big catch was heading straightly for the Christian net. "Gospel for Asia", the "largest church-planting movement in the subcontinent", started focussing on the plight of the Dalits and their plan to leave Hinduism. "… The news from around India is that Dalits also plan to move to the Christian faith. The Indian church is therefore presented with a challenge of enormous proportions. It will either stand or fall by the stand it takes during the coming months", informed AICC-president D'Souza. He added carefully: "The Church will also have to support the larger move of the Dalits because it represents freedom of choice, … and now will have to respect and support whatever choices the Dalits make…."

(source: God longs for all Hindus! - Rationalist International). For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

Harvesting India by 2000

Mission India reported that 50 million people in India were ripe and ready for harvest. The Lord is doing great things in interior India, gathering sons and daughters to Himself even without His human instruments. The massive blocs of Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism have yet to be penetrated in a marked way. Response from high-caste Hindus has been meager. Militant Hinduism is on the rise. Social ills are skyrocketing. The AIDS virus is spreading rapidly. In short, the winds of adversity are blowing stronger than ever before. But we fear no such winds. After all, the Gospel has always flourished under pressure. Christ is building His Church. The Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

(source: Mission Frontiers - http://www.missionfrontiers.org/1994/1112/nd9415.htm). For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

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Campus Crusade for Christ - Resurrection in India

"The Malto tribe lives in the north of India, in the state of Bihar. The people are resistant, even hostile, to the gospel. It's an area
"saturated" with the worship of Satan and hundreds of false gods. And people know it is Satan, the great evil god, who oppresses them. This is why I believe, on occasion, our sovereign Lord uses extraordinary means -miracles-to break down such barriers and validate His truth. A "JESUS" film team approached the Malto tribe. But the resistance was so stiff that
they bypassed the area and went on to more receptive villages.

(source: Resurrection in India http://www.hispraise.com/Articles/resurrection2.htm). For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

Campus capers for Christ - By Varsha Bhosle

Turns out, the CCC crusaders take with them such conjurers on their interior journeys in India: "They use illusions, sleight of hand, music, balloon sculpting and story telling, comedy and audience participation as their method of presenting the Gospel of Jesus

Am I sorry about that? Don't be ridiculous! If Hindus, as a group, are going to be manipulated with the aim of the decimation of Hinduism -- and there is no protection given by the government -- such violence will naturally follow the brazen acts of the missionaries. Why would I begin to believe in the ludicrous Gandhian version of Ahimsa at this late stage? Besides, missionaries are encouraged to continue proselytising, even though they might be tortured or killed. A Southern Baptist study urges, "Persecution is Biblically and historically normative for the emerging church; it cannot be avoided or eliminated... To avoid persecution is to hamper the growth of the kingdom of God." (Mother Jones, May-June 2002). Just like the Islamic fidayeens, n'est pas?

(source: Campus capers for Christ - By Varsha Bhosle - rediff.com).

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“We will see the collapse of Hinduism” : Missionary Board

In a call for greater missionary funding for conversion of Hindus, the International Missionary Board (IMB), a wing of the Southern Baptist Convention, stated in a recent newsletter that Hindu worship is Satan’s stronghold and called for the elimination of the Hindu faith. The insidious statement reads as follows:

“Did you know that the Sonar people of Maharashtra, India, are the primary crafters of gold and silver Hindu idols? These idols are the most powerful stronghold that Satan has upon the Hindu worshipers in India and around the world. When the Sonar people embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, the subsequent change in their livelihood could have a huge ripple effect in the world of Hinduism. As one international Christian worker said, “When we reach the Sonar with the gospel, we will see the collapse of Hinduism.” Pray that the gospel would flow through and permeate the Sonar culture like molten silver fills a mold.”

(source: We will see the collapse of Hinduism  - says  Missionary Board - christianaggression.com).

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Revival in India - Gospel for Asia
http://www.gfa.org/revival/ 

Gospel for Asia is playing a vital role in possibly the largest revival India may ever see. There already exists a tremendous need for God's Word in Asia. We need to increase the harvest force through our sponsorship. Gospel for Asia currently has over 11,000 missionaries who need our help through our prayers and financial support. Millions of Christians are without even a portion of the Bible. Gospel for Asia has a goal this year to start 100 elementary schools throughout India.  This is the start of a large campaign to educate the children of Asia about the good news of Jesus Christ. Another high level leader in India has asked GFA to place 300 missionaries in 150 of his schools as soon as possible for the express purpose of teaching the Gospel to his students.

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Hindu Shishyas of Christ

Yesu Bhaktan - A forum for the exchange of thoughts and ideas expressing Jesus and His teachings in genuinely Hindu/Indian ways.

What does it mean to be a Christu Bhaktan or a devotee of Christ in an Indian Hindu context? Can one indeed be a Hindu and still follow Christ? We think so, but there are no easy answers, and we shall honestly struggle with these issues and more as we thoughtfully participate in a living cyber-discourse.

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Chicago church tackles challenge of outreach to Hindu community - By Tim Ellsworth

Missionary activity among Hindus is not limited to India. Hindu communities have existed outside of India for generations. The article below describes missionary activity in a Hindu community in Chicago. The approach is positive community service.

(source: Hindu Shishyas of Christ - http://www.esspirit.com/jesubhaktan/index.htm and http://www.esspirit.com/jesubhaktan/chicago.html). For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

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Christian Aid

An indigenous church planting ministry among unreached tribes in Orissa Scattered in hill and jungle villages of Orissa state in India, 200,000 Ho tribes-people lived in spiritual darkness for centuries without the gospel of Jesus Christ.
http://www.christianaid.org/

MAHARASHTRA -- During the past two months, one indigenous ministry has seen 1,100 Hindus and Muslims give their hearts to Christ. The outreach that brought this tremendous response was through cottage prayer meetings, village outreaches, Sunday school, and prayer meetings.
http://www.christianaid.org/wrldnews.htm

ActionAid in India
http://www.actionaid.org/worldwideactivities/asia/india/india.shtml 

ActionAid started working in India in 1972, and we now work with over 900,000 people.

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Aid Workers from Tearfund.org

India  is one of the poorest countries in Asia. Although wealth and sophistication thrive in the business community of India's great cities, many of the country's 1 billion people live in absolute poverty. Geographically and politically, India dominates south Asia and has a huge racial, ethnic and linguistic diversity. The caste system pervades all religious and social structures. 

(source: Tearfund.org).

Missionaries  in India
http://calvarychapel.com/affiliates/india.htm

Help reach a closed country for Jesus Christ
Winning souls for Jesus Christ in a land dominated by Hinduism is not an easy task, but by God's strength, native missionaries sponsored by Siloam Faith Evangelical Church are meeting the challenge. Caring for India's
spiritual and social needs since 1983, the SFEC is an indigenous and independent organization completely supported by interested individuals and churches. Besides the central task of evangelism and planting churches in India, the SFEC is involved in ministering to a poverty stricken society. The work includes educational development for children and youth, medical care, management of orphanages, providing food and care for needy children and widows and helping local farmers start on the road to financial independence. SFEC also has a Bible school to train native born-again believers to become pastors.
The Benefits of Native Missionaries: India's government has officially closed the country to foreign missionaries. The only real opportunity for the message of Christ to be heard is for native missionaries to carry it to their own people. Since they don't need to be trained in the languages and culture of India, it is by far the most cost-effective way, as well. Only $50 per month (U.S. currency) will support a native missionary in India. Won't you prayerfully consider being a part of God's work in India through the Siloam Faith Evangelical Church?

Pray India!
http://www.missionindia.org/prayindia/prayers.html

Pray for the Baptist churches in India. Pray that they may continue to evangelize and establish God's Kingdom through their church planting efforts. Praise God for the 225.98 percentage increase in the Christian population in Arunachal Pradesh (in northeast India). Pray that this spirit and growth be carried throughout India. Pray that Nagaland and Mizoram, Indian states in northeastern India, have very high Christian populations (87.47% and 85.73% respectively). Pray that they may be a beacon of light to other Indian states.

Pray for the 687,646,721 Hindus living in this country. Pray that God will show them the truth and they will come to know Jesus as their Lord. (1991 Census)

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Unreached people of India
http://www.bethany-wpc.org/profiles/c_code/india.html 

International Student Leaders Coalition for Frontier Missions

Lessons From India
http://www.ijfm.org/this_issue.htm 
http://www.ijfm.org/archives.htm 

Texas based Gospel for Asia order which describes Hindus in Gujarat as "still living in the bondage of Satan", the Global Prayers Digest charging the tribal Bhils with "appeasing false gods" dubious faith healers like the California based Roger Houtsma, whose preaching created tensions in Punjab and Gujarat last year, openly inviting minimum donations of $25 for "church plants" in India because, "The harvest is ripe now, and now is the time to put in the sickle and reap by establishing new believers in churches.."

For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

Maranatha Gospel Mission
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/m/MARANATHAGOSPEL/ 

We know that the exit of British rule did not mean the exit of Christian evangelism - that remains a clear and present danger: "India also has vast areas of more unreached groups - people with no access to the Gospel - than any other country. One such area is the Punjab - home of the Sikhs... Today there is much opportunity for Christian outreach." So says the Maranatha Gospel Mission based in Bhilai.

The day after I submitted this column, The Hindu reported that 250 villagers were baptised on Saturday by pastors of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at its South Tamil Conference in Madurai. The villagers were asked to affirm their commitment to Christianity and "to donate one-tenth of their monthly earnings for missionary work. Enquiries show that the villagers, mostly below the poverty line, had been brought for baptism with promises of 'economic emancipation.' During 2001, the Seventh Day Adventist Church here had converted 1,500 Hindus... According to an organiser of the baptism, the president of Seventh Day Adventist Church, India, DR Watts, a Canadian, had set a 'tough target' for the pastors, titled 'Go 1 million.' The website, 'maranatha.org,' reveals the activities carried out by this congregation throughout the country... where thousands of Hindus were converted."

No religion, no ideology, no government can guarantee anybody's "economic emancipation." If this is not a deceit only to diminish the strength of Hinduism, what is? Get out your checkbooks, guys; we can do better than one-tenth.  

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In truth, I do not fear Islam -- for its attacks are open, direct and can be fended off with a bit of spine. But Christian evangelists are another can of worms altogether: Not only do they get unlimited financial and political support from the fundamentalists in the US and Europe, including the Vatican, but they also attack with stealth, cunning and persistence.

(source: Towards Balkanisation, III: Missionaries - By Varsha Bhosle - rediff.com).

10,000 Baptized Each Month in India
http://www.global-mission.org/htdocs/countries/india2.html 

Nearly 250 churches have been completed by Maranatha in India. This activity, along with the efforts of Global Mission Pioneers and other entities, has contributed to swift growth in the Adventist Church throughout the country.

"Before Maranatha came to India we had been baptizing an average of 1,000 people every month," says Dr. Ron Watts, president of the Southern Asia Division. "When Maranatha came to India the numbers started growing. Last year, 5,000 a month. In the first six months of 2000 we have been baptizing 10,000 people per month."

"The miracle in India reaches beyond just building churches," continues Watts. "It's what it does for people who have been laboring all their lives with little results. Our pastors know that if they raise up a group but don't provide a building, the work is unfinished. Soon the group will dissolve and the work will die in that area. Maranatha has brought hope and courage to the pastors and lay-people throughout India. They now know that their work will not be in vain, and that new Adventists will be retained."

(Maranatha Matters-August 2000)

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India: Missions & Missionaries
http://www.mitec.net/~missionj/edres.htm
Vacation Bible School and Christian Education Ministries

Vacation Bible School in India has been extremely successful. In 1995, more than 900,000 children were taught. Out of hundreds of children making decisions for Christ over the years, many are now in Bible schools and seminaries and in full-time Christian service. An indigenous missionary board has come into being out of the early VBS prayer groups.A newer course entitled “Jesus Loves You” is being used among non-Christian children. Also, Christian home seminars are conducted for parents of VBS children. Another area of interest is the recording of lesson cassettes and musical stories for children.

CMD
http://www.cmd.org.nz:800/CMD/hindu01.html
Hinduism - A Challenge for Christianity - by Tim Schultz
International Missions Inc "Eastern Challenge", Vol 28, No. 4, Winter 1991-92

Hindus of India are one of the largest unreached people groups in the world. When one hears the word "Hindu," many different scenes pass through the mind. Some people conjure up images of mystical sages meditating for years on end in the mountain retreats of the Himalayas. Others think of naked old men wandering through the rural villages of India. Hindus are both of these and more. From the urban intellectuals of Bombay and New Delhi to the idolatry of India's masses, the Hindus are a huge and fascinating part of our world. Although Satan binds millions of Hindus in spiritual darkness, we as believers have very powerful weapons to fight against him for the souls of India's millions. Hindus are being saved! More than at any time in history the Hindu people are turning to Christ. As we pray for Hindus, we must remember that we wrestle against the principalities and powers of hell. As we claim Christ's victory over Satan, more and more of his death grip will be released and the light of Jesus Christ will shine on India's children. Pray that Hindus around the world will be saved.

India Missions Association
http://www.ad2000.org/peoples/jpcxIND.htm

AD 2000
http://www.ad2000.org/
A Church for Every People and the Gospel for Every Person by the Year 2000

The 10/40 Window
http://www.warriorinternational.org/10_40_Window/10_40_window.html

The majority of the unreached people of our world live in a rectangular shaped window!  Sometimes referred to as the “Resistant Belt,” the 10/40 Window. This specific region is home to the majority of the world’s Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists.   Two thirds of the world’s population of spiritually lost and impoverished people for whom Jesus Christ bled and died live in this desperately needy mission field.  Overwhelmed with poverty, disease and demonic deception, the people of the 61 countries in the 10/40 Window urgently need to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Some of the strongest of Satan’s strongholds enslaving billions of people to deception, disease, destruction and death are in the 10/40 Window.

http://www.ad2000.org/1040reli.htm
Getting to the core of the core 2.7 Billion Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims in the 10/40 Window.

Spreading the Gospel for Jesus Christ in India
http://www.liberationministries.com/home.htm

Elijah Challenge
http://www.elijahchallenge.org/
In the United States, we are targeting the large population of Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, and animists who now live in the U.S.
" The blind see, the deaf hear, the lame walk, and the gospel is preached to the poor!"

Billy Graham Crusade
Howrah, India Crusade with Dr. Robert Cunville
http://billygraham.org/newsevents/news.asp?releasedate=20010211 

February 9-11, 2001 -- The River Hoogly separates the city of Calcutta from Howrah. The two cities are not only separated physically but spiritually as well. The city of Calcutta is filled with conferences and crusades while Howrah has been largely untouched by these Christian activities. Finding the pastors and the Christian leaders in the city of Howrah to motivate them for an evangelistic thrust took some time.

For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

Pastor Kluane Simonds Spake, PhD, India Ministry
http://www.spake.org/spake/india2.htm 

Warning to India 
http://www.world-ministries.org/countries/india.html

Reverend Jonathan Hansen is a prophet from the Lord. On Sunday morning at 0450 hours, July 16, 1995 the Lord God Almighty gave a Word of Knowledge to his servant Jonathan Hansen concerning the people of the great nation of India, The following Warning is a direct message from God:

India, plagues are coming upon the earth. They have already started. God is calling you to repent of your evil ways, your lusts, your desires, lying and cheating. India will burn with fire. One must accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. PEOPLE OF INDIA, REPENT NOW AND ACCEPT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WHILE THERE IS YET TIME!

(note: natural disaster are happening all over the globe. Landslides, tornadoes, forest fires, earthquakes in California, Turkey, China, Japan, Philippines.)

Hinduism is a cult 
http://www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Hinduism/hindu.htm 

Hinduism is a lie of the Devil...and a cult according to this site.

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What is Mission of Joy?
http://missionjoy.org/info.htm

Mission of Joy is a non-profit Christian organization whose purpose is to reach India with the Gospel. Mission of Joy has built numerous churches, and three orphanages in Andhra Pradesh, South India. Clothing, food, shelter,
Christian education, and staff support is presently provided for 75 orphaned children. Funds are provided by caring American Christians. A monthly newsletter is sent to all interested. Mission of Joy is not funded or supported by any church or denomination.
Who Began Mission of Joy?
Christian believers with a heart for India began this work in the late 1980's. Started on a shoestring and faith in God's leading, Christian volunteers gave their time, money and lives to bring the Gospel to those without Christ in India. Since its founding, Mission of Joy has launched and supported numerous Indian missionaries who carry out the work of Christ. Through Mission of Joy, compassionate Christians in America can comfort the hungry, orphaned, and lost in India.
NATIVE MISSIONARIES:  Mission of Joy supports numerous Indian-born missionaries. The financial support provided by MOJ makes it possible for these poor believers to bring the Gospel to remote villages. Over 1 million villages exist in the nation of India. Most have never heard the name "Jesus." Our prayer is to send 100 new missionaries a year into the mission field.
CHURCHES: MOJ builds churches as God opens the door. Many of our native missionaries enter villages with little more than their Bibles and clothes on their back. We help them establish a church by providing modest sums to construct simple churches. (The cost of these rarely exceeds $1,500).
EVANGELISTIC CRUSADES: MOJ conducts approximately 25 crusades each year in India. During the winter of 1994, MOJ saw more than 10,000 Hindus and Muslims commit their lives to Christ. These crusades target the remote villages of India.
FOOD: Many people live on the edge of starvation in the nation of India. A bowl of rice is all that stands between life and death for many. MOJ attempts to feed as many as come to our door. Needless to say, this task is capable of outstripping our financial resources. But God has helped us provide tens of thousands of meals since our inception.

Hindu Style Jesus

Rather than demand that Indian converts accept Jesus as Westerners conceive of him, some missionaries today offer a Christ who is congruent with native spiritual traditions. Thus, in many Indian churches, as well as various Christian ashrams, priests have adopted the dress and rituals of the Hindu majority. The mass may begin with “Om,” the sacred sound of the Vedas, and at communion the priest sometimes distributes traditional Hindu prasad (consecrated fruits and sweetmeats) along with the Eucharistic bread. But the identification of Christianity with Indian traditions often goes beyond externals. At the Jeevan Dhara Ashram in the Hindu holy city of Rishikesh, Vandana Mataji, a Catholic nun, sings bhajans (devotional songs) in praise of Jesus and of Krishna four times a day, eats strictly vegetarian and meditates in silence with retreatants. “Christians do not have a monopoly on Christ,” Vandana Mataji teaches. “Nor is their knowledge of him exhaustive of his full reality.” 

Europe itself is now a post-Christian society where religion is essentially an identity tag....

(note: Then why should Indians who are spiritually more advanced care for this discarded product from the West?)

(source: MSNBC News http://www.msnbc.com/news/556337.asp).

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Pat Roberston's "700 club" on TV.
http://www.christianity.com/CC/article/1,1183,PTID2546|CHID|CIID137147,00.html 

The church in India is exploding in size. This phenomenal growth includes the northern states of this vast land, which were once considered the graveyard of missionaries. The largest religious festival in the world, the Kumb Mela, is held in India. Hindus gather by the millions to fast, sacrifice, parade, worship demons.. This is India's hour! She is ripe for the greatest mass movement to Christ in the history of Christianity. One researcher predicts that in the tribal belt of central India alone there will be 4 million Hindu converts to Christ in the next 30 years!

He talks about having established a "CBN Hydrebad" headquarters to spread the gospel to poor Hindus and Muslims, who according to him,  live in "spiritual darkness".(CBN stands for Christian Broadcasting Network.  Pat Robertson is the president of the Christian Coalition in the U.S.)

He also defames Hinduism and Lord Ganesh and Shiva.

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"When I said during my presidential bid that I would only bring Christians and Jews into the government, I hit a firestorm. `What do you mean?' the media challenged me. `You're not going to bring atheists into the government? How dare you maintain that those who believe in the Judeo-Christian values are better qualified to govern America than Hindus and Muslims?' My simple answer is, `Yes, they are.'"

(source: The New World Order - By Pat Robertson p. 218 The Anti-Pat Robertson / Christian Coalition Site). For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.

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CBN WorldReach in India
CBN News Special Report
India: Into the Nuclear Age

 Though its people are strapped by incredible poverty, the government of India has embarked on an expensive high-tech nuclear weapons program. And while these tensions rise, many Indians are looking for spiritual answers. A nation pours precious resources into weapons of mass destruction. A world watches the build-up that could trigger a nuclear holocaust. A people, somehow forgotten, die slowly from poverty and spiritual darkness. We often hear the stories of how the people of India live in spiritual darkness. In fact, we're here on a day when the entire country is celebrating and worshipping this.... It's called Ganesh. It's a statue of an elephant ... the god of prosperity and luck. Hundreds of thousands of people will process large representations of this statue and immerse it in a kind of baptism.

 But baptizing false gods brings no prosperity, and no hope. In a land shadowed by despair, is there anyone who hears the cries of the lost and suffering? Yes! CBN World Reach answers those cries with new hope in Jesus Christ. Just as Christ first met the needs of the body, so does CBN World Reach as it sends The Flying Hospital on its next mission trip to India. Imagine the thousands of physical and spiritual miracles we've already witnessed around the world taking place in India. And it's happening this year.

As hearts open to the gospel, CBN India will usher in the salvation message with a massive media blitz, piercing the darkness surrounding India. We have hopes to see, through our media broadcasts alone, 17 million people write in to our India office before the end of the year and say that they want to know more about Jesus. 
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Pat Robertson's view on Hindus and Hinduism 

700 Club, 7-26-88
"...Ouija boards aren't harmless. Ouija boards are often time-directed by demonic spirits. There are various types of chants. The so-called TM Mantras are actually prayers in Sanskrit to various Hindu Gods who are in turn demons, and you are saying something you don't understand when in essence you are praying to a devil to come to you."

700 Club, 9-11-89
"Hinduism and many of the occult activities that come out of the Orient are inspired by demons and demon worship...There's this concept that all religions are the same and all are good. That is not true. The worship of the Devil is not good."

The New World Order, 1992:
"If anybody understood what Hindus really believe, there would be no doubt that they have no business administering government policies in a country that favors freedom and equality."

700 Club, 1-7-91:
"[W]hat is Hinduism but Devil worship, ultimately?"

700 Club, 1-8-91
"You mark my word: the secularists have stripped society of Christianity, or are trying to do it, but when the vacuum is filled, it isn't going to be anti-God. No way. It's going to be God from India. It's going to be Hinduism."

700 Club, 10-1-93
"The poverty of that nation, the poverty that Hinduism has brought upon them. They had one million Gods in the Hindu pantheism. Here they've got a God that's got a face like an elephant."

700 Club, 4-20-94
"These [Hindus] are the folks who are bringing New age to America and telling us that they have something better. I mean, and I've heard some of these so-called liberals who say, 'Oh, you just don't understand how good Hinduism is.' Just look at it."

700 Club, 3-26-95:
"The thing about Hinduism that is so pernicious is -- and, Ben, you would be interested in this -- this is Apartheid with a religious sanction, because the untouchables basically were Black people and the Brahmans were the white ones. The fair-skinned were the Aryans who came in and overcame the Davidians who were the native people. So in order to keep them under subjection, they said `God says that when creation took place, you were inferior,' and if a shadow of an untouchable even goes across the faith of an Brahman, the untouchable will be punished severely, maybe even killed....So we're importing Hinduism into the United States. Edward Casey is here in Virginia Beach, talking about reincarnation. The whole thought of Karma, of meditation, of the fact that there no end of life, and there is an endless wheel of life, this is all Hinduism...This is the kind of thing we think is elevated, whatever, the origin of it all is demonic. We can't let this kind of thing come into America."

700 Club, 7-3-95
"Significantly the land of their origin, India, has horrible poverty. It also has desperate problems of overpopulation, illiteracy, hunger, mismanagement, and suffering. So it seems strange that religions which have brought such trouble to India would be imported to the West, where we have flourished and prospered under Christianity for many centuries."

700 Club, 10-5-2000
[On a dispute in Houston over the distribution of 10 Commandments book covers to schools, quoting an opponent of the book covers who said that the first commandment, "Thou shall have no other gods before me" is offensive to Hindus.]

"The concept that one God, 'Thou shall have no other gods before me,' will somehow upset a Hindu, that's tough luck! America was founded as a Christian nation. Our institutions presuppose the existence of a Supreme Being, a Being after the Bible. And we as Americans believe in the God of the Bible. And the fact that somebody comes with what amounts to an alien religion to these shores doesn't mean that we're going to give up all of our cherished religious beliefs to accommodate a few people who happen to believe in something else. You just can't do that. And that's been the thing that's been pushed over and over again . . ."

Provided by Kumar Barve
Maryland House of Delegates
Chairman, Subcommittee On Science and Technology
http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jan/01rajee1.htm 

For more on Pat Robertson views on Hinduism
http://www.hinduweb.org/home/general_sites/vande/Christian_Missionaries.html 

'God Will Not Be Mocked'
http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/dailynews/wtc_falwell010914.html

The comments came as Jerry Falwell ( Falwell, a Baptist minister and chancellor of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.) was appearing as a guest on Robertson's daily 700 Club program. Both expressed their sorrow and outrage over the attacks on WTC and advocated a strong response to the terror. Then Falwell elaborated on who, in addition to the terrorists who perpetrated the attacks, was responsible for them.

"[T]he pagans and the abortionists and the feminists and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way — all of them who have tried to secularize America," Falwell continued, "I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'"

"Well, I totally concur," responded Pat Robertson.  

(source: This Is a Religious War - By Andrew Sullivan - New York Times Magazine Oct 7th 2001).

Pat Robertson, the most unsavory of that peculiar brand of politico-religious entrepreneurs that America produces with depressing regularity, recently told Hindus and Buddhists to: ..."confess their faith in Christ and receive a touch from heaven, and set free from a lifetime of bondage and demonic oppression."

(source: Profiles in Deception: Ayodhya and the Dead Sea Scrolls - By N. S. Rajaram p. 106).

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700 Club: Hinduism Collapsing - says Indian Christian Evangelist Vishal Mangalwadi 

Vishal points to several key indicators that India's spiritual makeup is changing: Fifty million Marathas (Forward Caste) are planning to quit Hinduism in 2003; The BSP - a political party - is planning to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their hero, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on October 14, 2006, by converting 20 million to Buddhism; 5,000 new house churches have emerged in the Hindu heartland in 15 months; and in one area of Eastern India, 200 dalit leaders are being trained to disciple their group of 117,000 people.  

Hinduism has never been stronger philosophically, politically, and economically. The collapse of modernism in the West and the consequent interest in mysticism, Hindu gurus, Tantra, and Yoga have given unprecedented philosophical strength to Hinduism. The decay of the "secular" parties in India resulted in a transfer of political power to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). 

Because militant Hindus have been BJP's core supporters, Hinduism has acquired political power it has not had for 1,000 years. Christian mission-inspired English education has enabled the Hindu elite to make a quantum economic leap, especially in Information Technology, of which a significant amount of this wealth is promoting Hinduism in India and abroad. Such success has had an opposite effect on the masses because of India's history of oppression for the poor and the caste system.  

Need for a Literature Movement 

"Hinduism's success is driving people to search elsewhere for religious beliefs," Vishal says. "We have a political democracy but not a social or religious democracy," he says, noting that the Untouchables still cannot enter certain Hindu temples. The problem is that as the nation becomes disillusioned with established religion, they do not have the written information on the Scriptures and the biblical worldview that they need to make an informed decision. "We need a whole literature movement," Vishal says. New Age proponents like Deepak Chopra and Shirley Maclaine are hugely successful in India. Vishal says these writings are very influential because these books have been paraphrased into the everyday language of the people. The environmentalists in the West argue that Christians are at the root of the ecological problem because man has dominion over the earth and man has made a mess of it. "Those who read this say that nature worship is the way to go because man will learn to respect nature when he worships it," he says. When people buy into this thinking, that reinforces Hinduism. "The victims of Hinduism want to change that. They are the vast majority of the nation - 85%," Vishal says.  

Vishal says the great majority of Indians don't realize that their freedom is a fruit of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When William Carey, the first Protestant missionary from England, came to India in 1793, he argued that the best way to change India was to give them the Bible. It would change India as the Word had changed Europe. "Nineteenth century Christianity was very different than the type of Christianity we have today," Vishal. It was a worldview that encompassed all of life. "This was the type of Christianity brought to India," Vishal says. Today's Christians come with the "Four spiritual laws". What the country needs is Martin Luther's "95 Theses" - the priesthood of the believer.

They need an intelligent presentation of the Gospel. Indians may become Christians because there is no better alternative, but would their faith have any depth? 

Vishal says what India needs is a Christian worldview. That is not happening mainly because there are no books available. At one bookstore, there were 354 translations in Hindi from one single book. The opposite is that there are only 6-10 Christian titles available for the non-Christian reader. Vishal says the Lord has called him to do this work. "We need Christian-based literature - all kinds - translated into local dialects," he says. 

(source: http://www.cbn.org/700club/profiles/vishal_mangalwadi.asp - 700 Club). 

Operation Blessing

Magnificent colors such as blue, red, green and purple clothe India's people. But look into many of their warm brown eyes and you will see utter despair. Shanty towns made from cardboard and tattered material line the chaotic streets. Far away from the busy civilized and polluted world, it is a place where safe drinking water is nonexistent. They don't know what basic medical care and electricity are. Illiteracy, child marriages, idol worship, sacrifices and a high infant mortality rate is commonplace. Starvation, malaria, animal bites, and waterborne diseases plague the tribe. These family's lives would not get any better without outside help.

(source: http://www.ob.org/international/asia/countries/india.asp). For more refer to chapter on European Imperialism and Christian Aggression.