all this discussion about convent schools and christianity: they make you sing hymns, say christian prayers, sing christmas carols, read the bible and go to church — even if it does *not* qualify as forced conversion, it does serve multiple overtly christian agendas. thread:
all the convent schooling has enabled acceptance and normalisation of christianity and eventually conversion, enabling converts to better function in society — they are also able to relate to christians due to the familiarity with the lexicon — a naturalisation process
the indoctrination happens at schools as children are often none the wiser. their attitudes shift subliminally and all the talk about love doesn’t make them cringe. so later on encountering it in the wild, in their minds it seems impossible for conversion to be coerced.
in the adult world, conversion is dirty. it involves blackmail, bribes, threats, psychological manipulation, etc. and the posh convent educated guys won’t believe it when you tell them so. this allows missions to operate unhindered when no moral objections are raised by the elite
in a secular country where christians basically enjoy more religious rights than hindus, you’d think they wouldn’t bother with introducing christianity to the children. but it’s crucial. conversion is still a taboo and lessening in severity and consequences with each generation.
there’s more but trying to give an idea of how all this only helps christianity grow. hindu society is pretty resistant and would’ve been impenetrable if not for english education carrying Western values and narratives not withstanding the introduction to the religion itself.
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