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them in foreign countries. What have Christian Mission accomplished in India in religion? They have spread a false theology, theology not only false but positively injurious to the best interests of maukind. Why does the idea of life of a Hindu differ from that of a Christian ? Simply because the theory of one is different from that of the other. Hindu ism, Jainism and Buddhism have a certain theory of the Universe, of the origin of evil, of the suffering of living beings, as to their origin and so on, and each of these religions is nothing but a ramification of the principles underlying those theories. The Same is the case with the Christians' religion. Whatever may be the difference in detail between the respective theories and theologies of the religions of India and Chiristianity, there is this characteristic which marks Christianity out from other religions. It says that the whole world is destined for Christ; that Christianity is the only true religion and that the world is to be saved only by the Gospel message of the Bible. With such fanatical views these Missionaries go to India and introduce among the people, doctrines which have long since been exploded by the light of science and reason. And still, in preaching those doctrines in India, the Missionaries' claim that they proclaim the truth. Of course "truth" is used by them in a technical sense meaning "their own beliefs.” In fact, Christianity and Truth are, in their opinon, con
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