Posted by: Vhootee July 29, 2015
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@Kiddo,
Exploding Christian should not be the reason to be anti-secular. Like you said, India has a significant Christian and Muslim, yet it is NOT a Hindu country. So why are we so scared of Christian? That is like putting a tape on a cancer stricken wound. We need to find out and solve why are they converting to Christian, rather than become unwelcoming. Remember, Christians have enter in every countries, Nepal is no exception. India was colonized by a Christian country, many muslim countries were colonized by the French. China, Japan and Korea were once infiltrated with Christians missionaries. How did they survived them? That should be the tactics we need to acquire, instead of hating and unwelcoming the Christians. How can you call your faith "liberal" if you discriminate another faith, that is an oxymoron statement.
Most nations on this planet are secular or semi-secular with regards to "constitution". There will always be a "popular/dominent" religion on every countries, but it does not mean you write "Hindu" in the constitution. Mostly muslim nations are the ones who write islam in their constitution.
See the map below and the red indicates state sponsored religious constitution - mostly Muslims. Do we want to be like them?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_state
As you have pointed my fear of India. The same things goes to you - the fear of Christians. Let us be honest - we both have fears. But your fear is far from being a reality, mine is not too far. Converting every Nepali into Christian and making it a Christian nation and destroying the Hindu tradition will take a very long long long time. Just like China and Japan, if the people/culture/tradition/belief is strong, the Christian will NOT succeed. I highly doubt they can go beyond the poor villages in Nepal. Our belief is old and deep rooted.
However, India and China both has done in the past and are still doing - annexing the smaller countries with ties to their culture/land/history. China is trying that on Taiwan and many small islands near Vietnam and Phillipines. India has done it to Sikkim.
@mangale
Mr Regmi is wrong in many of his statements. He seems to be confused between "popular" religion and "constitution". He has observed the swearing on a bible by the president but he seems to avoid the basic tenent of the American constitution "separation of church and state". America is NOT a christian nation by "constitution". However, it was founded by the Christians and is the "popular" religion. Yes, all of the elected presidents were Christians and hence is the bible. Why all Christian president? is another subject matter for discussion. But it is not written in the constitution. Who is stopping you to swear on Geeta in Nepal during the oath? Just don't write "Hindu" nation in the constitution, that's all.
And he is wrong again saying the whole ceremony (beginning to the end) of the oath taking during the American president is all prayer and religious based. It is NOT.
India is NOT a Hindu by "constitution", yet there are more Hindu. Why can't we be like India, a secular country. However, Regmi has lots of theory why indian is different (even though it is secular) which is baseless, just his opinion.
He seems to be more fearful of enemies that are far far away than the two enemies that are next to you. It is just a fear he wants to create that we will be converted to Christian and will be the battle ground to watch over India and China. What good will that be if we get taken over by India like Sikkim? Deal with the enemy that is infront of you, than plan for the one that is very far far away.
He seems to be wanting to add another useless "glory" beside Mt. Everest and Buddha, that we are a "Hindu" nation. Another is religious tourism and that we will be rich - seriously?
95% of Thailand is Buddhist, 5% muslim, the country is a secular. Yes, Thailand is NOT a Buddhist nation. How about that?
Mr Regmi seems to be fearful of the Christians and don't want to welcome them. Yet he talks about "tolerance" and being "liberal". A nation should NOT have any religion and everybody should be free to convert to any religion they want to, worship anything they want to. But the government should be neutral. Just don't force them to be Hindu, which is exactly he is doing. It creates favoritism and promotion of one group and marginalisez the rest. It is NOT a victimless, as you are told to believe.