How the Academic-Media-Evangelism game is played: An example ------------------------- First read the article on young Hindus in metros converting to Christianity: At a Crossroads: When a Young Hindu Converts to Christianity in Delhi Link : onbeing.org/blog/crossroads-when-young-hindu-converts-christianity-delhi/2432 Then notice who write the article. She is an academic scholar at the School of Journalism in Univ of Southern California - same univ where our very own Dharma Civilization Foundation is donating a few million dollars. Note the writers background clearly makes her an evangelist planted in the Media and Academy - very successfully. By sharp contrast, our Hindu groups are afraid to plant explicitly strong Hindu voices. Will bring very mild, lost, confused, lofty, abstract, and many of those who are into sameness or even outright distorting Hinduism. Reason: Fear and inexperience in stepping outside their COMFORT ZONE. Lesson: Until you get 100s of encounters outside your comfort zone you cannot develop the qualities to be a leader. Result: Our hard earned dollars are buying at best a minor spot in the corner as a ghetto - no clout and bad choice of spokespersons. -- Rajiv Malhotra — with Aaditya Agnihotri and 2 others.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 07:40:11 +0000
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