Author: P B Lomeo
Publication: Orissadiary.com
Date: November 15, 2009
URL: http://orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=15387
New Delhi: In view of the forthcoming winter session of Parliament several
church organizations are planning to held a demonstration at the Jantar Mantar
on 19 th November . While agreeing with the broader objectives the Poor Christian
Liberation Movement is of the opinion that the Church authorities in India
have not done justice to the marginalised Christians.
The "Poor Christian Liberation Movement"
PCLM President RL Francis stated that several Dalits have embraced Christianity
for better and equal treatment but the despite conversion their conditions
have not changed. The Dalit Christians are still victims of discrimination
with in the Church.
The PCLM pointed out that Dalits or the socially
underprivileged questions the church leadership for demanding special treatment
for them they are treated badly Stating that Dalit Christians accounted for
nearly 70 percent of India's Christian population, the PCLM, a Christian organization,
accused high caste Christians of exploiting them.
The church leadership 'exploit the poverty
and unemployment" among the Dalits to convert them to Christianity. The
Church bodies are demanding reservation from the Government but in their own
institutions are neglecting and ill treating the Christians of Dalit background.
Some all India Christian leaders are minting money from abroad in the name
of demonstrations etc. "Let the Church in India make 50 % job reservation
for Dalit Christians in their institutions and then go to government for relief"
said the PCLM President R L Francis in a press statement.
"But despite a wide network of (Christian)
missionary schools and colleges, most of Dalit Christians are illiterate and
living in utter poverty because the convent schools are busy catering to the
educational needs of rich and high caste people", the statement further
mentioned.
"Same is the case with job opportunities
and entrepreneurship development. Dalit Christians are being denied all these
facilities while the church leadership continues to flourish by usurping vast
foreign funding and real estate resources," Francis charged.
- P B Lomeo, General Secretary - PCLM &
editor Christian Post
