"The spiritual advantages of famine and cholera"

I know I repeat myself with this topic, but here is one more on the conversion industry. Famine and Cholera were seen as sources of miracles, hospitals are "ready made congregations" from which "starving little tots fly in masses to heaven". The ends are "honourable", with proselytisers arrogating to themselves a "divine mandate". As usual, all this would be funny if not for the screaming tragedy that lies underneath.

In his own intellectual way, V.S.Naipaul talks about the "neurosis of the converted" by which neo-converts exhibit conspicuous hosility towards their old faith in order to prove themselves more faithful to the new faith.

With many specific, frightening (sickening, too) examples from everyday life, this article provides a snapshot of how this industry could one day affect you and your family too if you are not on guard!

acknowledgement - i got the link above from Rajeev Srinivasan's blog.