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The Christian Religion
The Christian religion or Chirstianity is spread in every nook and corner of the world. It seems that this religion has the greatest number of followers. In matters of education and health, this religion has done a tremendously great work. At the roots of this religion especially, the ideal of service to humanity lies. Granted that this religion might have uplifted the backward and the most hated, downtrodden people of the world with the intention and feelings of propagating Christianity, but this religion's followers have done a very great work of human service. Whether it is the dense forest of Africa or the inconvenient and far-off areas of the tribes like Adiwasis, or else it may be a caste of Harijans or some other community, the noble activities of doing the best type of the service of humanity of all these are rooted in the work of Christianity. The noblest and the best performances of serving, especially, the leprosy-stricken people, the blind people, the deaf and the dumb and the unhappy poor people suffering from various types of diseases has been instrumental in giving this religion the most worthy place of pride in the whole world and it has created immense good-will in the hearts of the people. By doing the noble work in the field of
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