BELOGIVAVI: Although it is often assumed that people who enter other religions shed the castes associated with them at birth, the reality is that many individuals who enter Christianity do not change their official religion.
As a result, if the government’s record does not reflect changes in religion, the individual who converts to other faith will not be seized from the benefits they have.
This means that the anti-conversion bill proposed by the Karnataka government might fail to achieve its goals.
One of the main provisions of the proposed bill is that the benefits that a citizen who is born into a case of caste / scheduled schedules (SC / SC) will be rejected the same as conversion to other religions.
In fact, many people who enter other faith rarely have bother changing their names, go alone to ensure that their official records reflect change.
The first step towards a person’s official change of religion is for citizens to submit a declaration before the district judge.
The first draft of the anti-conversion bill, accessed by Toi, stated that, only after the judge’s problem, the final notice of conversion, can residents further send the same to the authorities concerned.
“When receiving this information, the authority must take steps in accordance with the law in connection with the right of a person converted to enjoy the social status or acceptance of economic benefits from the government,” the design rang.
In northern Karnataka, a large number of people – in many cases, it is their ancestors who turn into Christianity – who have entered Christianity continue to be counted among their hereditary caste members.
Father JS Sudhakar, a Protestant priest who works throughout the region, says that someone does not need to have a certificate to follow the principles of faith.
“Thousands of followers have not changed their religion in government records, not to remove their caste certificate,” said Sudhakar.
Protestant Pastor Cedric Jacob’s colleague showed that, while six churches under his jurisdiction collectively brassed up a 10,000 church, only one fifth of this was documented as Christians in government records.
“The constitution does not determine that one must disconnect with someone’s caste to embrace other religions.
The new bill has included this clause,” he added.
The President of the Indian Christian Federation of Christian Federation Unit Prashanth Jattanna said that, people who voluntarily enter Christianity – both Catholic or Protestant – have no reason to change government records, because they can practice faith personally.
Bishop Diocese Beleagavi Derek Fernandes said, “Caste will not come in how to practice religion.
The government introduces this new clause to threaten Dalit, claiming that they are forcibly repent.
If the government wants to increase many dials, they can increase it with brahmanal status.
someone’s trust system has nothing to do with caste.
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