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"johac" |
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26 Sep 2003 01:50:04 AM |
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Hindu Fanaticism |
Not only Xtians and Muslims are god-soaked muderous lunatics:
http://tinyurl.com/oqa7
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Hindu fanatic wanted to 'bury' Christianity: judge
Tue Sep 23, 6:47 AM ET
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - A Hindu fanatic sentenced to die for
killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons
hoped to "bury" the spread of Christianity, the judge said.
In his written judgement released overnight following his sentencing
Monday, Judge Mahendra Nath Pattnaik said he ordered Dara Singh to the
gallows because the murder in the eastern Indian state of Orissa was
the "rarest of the rare".
"He formed a militant group of local tribals to physically liquidate
Staines on the belief that with Staines the spread of Christianity
will be buried in the area," Pattnaik said.
He said he sentenced 12 others to life in prison but spared them the
gallows because they were manipulated by Singh.
"The rest of the convicts who are gullible tribals blindly followed
him (Singh)," the judge said.
Singh, an anti-conversion activist and radical vegetarian, was
convicted of leading a mob which surrounded Staines' station wagon on
January 23, 1999 as the missionary and his children slept in the
remote village of Manoharpur.
The crowd chanted anti-Christian slogans and blocked the Australians'
escape by brandishing axes before torching the car, burning to death
Staines and his sons Philip, eight, and Timothy, 10.
"A crime has no religion. What sin (had) the two small boys
committed?" the judge said.
"The Manoharpur massacre speaks loudly that humanity is not yet fully
civilised."
Staines, a 57-year-old Baptist missionary, had worked in India since
1965 treating leprosy patients.
The judge said the Australians' work led to the conversion of some
rural Indians who distanced themselves from non-Christians "and
adopted the anti-customary practice of eating beef".
"Some of the non-Christian tribals in Manoharpur and nearby villages,
seething at the behaviour of the tribal converts, found a messiah in
Dara Singh," Pattnaik said.
A newspaper report Sunday quoting investigators said the extremists
decided to kill Staines after seeing Indians eat beef, which is
forbidden by Hinduism.
The judge said Singh presented himself as a "saviour of cows".
"Dara Singh with his group of men headed a crusade against Muslims
trading in cattle, attacked their trucks transporting cattle, rescued
and distributed cattle among the tribals and burnt trucks," the judge
wrote.
Singh, whose real name is Ravindra Pal, was arrested in Orissa's
forests a year after the Staines murders. He has also been accused of
killing a Roman Catholic priest and a Muslim businessman in Orissa.
The death sentence must be confirmed by higher courts and Singh's
lawyer has already appealed his conviction.
The Australian high commission (embassy) in New Delhi had no comment
on the judge's decision to impose the death penalty. Australia does
not have capital punishment.
"It is the Indian legal system that has decided to impose the maximum
punishment available under Indian law," said a high commission
spokesman, who added that Australia "appreciated the commitment of
Indian authorities" in prosecuting the case.
The missionary's brother John Staines had argued against a death
sentence, fearing it would stir up more extremism.
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John Hachmann, aa #1782
Pierre Laplace, when asked by Napoleon on why he made
no mention of a god in his book on astronomy: "Sire,
I have no need of that hypothesis."
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| User: "Bob Dog" |
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| Title: Re: Hindu Fanaticism |
26 Sep 2003 06:55:02 AM |
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johac <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message news:<jhachm-47FDC8.23500425092003@central.giganews.com>...
Not only Xtians and Muslims are god-soaked muderous lunatics:
http://tinyurl.com/oqa7
Hindu fanatic wanted to 'bury' Christianity: judge
Quelle surprise that we should quell all religion.
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - A Hindu fanatic sentenced to die for
killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons
hoped to "bury" the spread of Christianity, the judge said.
<edit>
Singh, whose real name is Ravindra Pal
a/k/a Nikita?
The crowd chanted anti-Christian slogans and blocked the Australians'
escape by brandishing axes before torching the car, burning to death
Staines and his sons Philip, eight, and Timothy, 10.
"A crime has no religion. What sin (had) the two small boys
committed?" the judge said.
Xians say unbaptised babies go to hell or limbo, and this
sounds no different.
The Australian high commission (embassy) in New Delhi had no comment
on the judge's decision to impose the death penalty. Australia does
not have capital punishment.
When asked what he thought of western civiliation, Ghandi said:
"It would be a good idea." Apparently Ghandi forgot his own.
Bob Dog
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Hindu Fanaticism |
27 Sep 2003 01:34:09 AM |
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In article <4fa573de.0309260355.32adc1c8@posting.google.com>,
(Bob Dog) wrote:
johac <jhachm@remove.ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:<jhachm-47FDC8.23500425092003@central.giganews.com>...
Not only Xtians and Muslims are god-soaked muderous lunatics:
http://tinyurl.com/oqa7
Hindu fanatic wanted to 'bury' Christianity: judge
Quelle surprise that we should quell all religion.
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - A Hindu fanatic sentenced to die for
killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons
hoped to "bury" the spread of Christianity, the judge said.
<edit>
Singh, whose real name is Ravindra Pal
a/k/a Nikita?
The crowd chanted anti-Christian slogans and blocked the Australians'
escape by brandishing axes before torching the car, burning to death
Staines and his sons Philip, eight, and Timothy, 10.
"A crime has no religion. What sin (had) the two small boys
committed?" the judge said.
Xians say unbaptised babies go to hell or limbo, and this
sounds no different.
The Australian high commission (embassy) in New Delhi had no comment
on the judge's decision to impose the death penalty. Australia does
not have capital punishment.
When asked what he thought of western civiliation, Ghandi said:
"It would be a good idea." Apparently Ghandi forgot his own.
I think that what incidents like this show is that religious
fanaticism is the enemy of all civilizations, East and West.
Bob Dog
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John Hachmann, aa #1782
Pierre Laplace, when asked by Napoleon on why he made
no mention of a god in his book on astronomy: "Sire,
I have no need of that hypothesis."
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