Rev Fr. Vimal Tirimanna, March 12
    
Conversion from one religion to another is nothing new, since all the major religions came here from outside. There have been religious conversions in Sri Lanka from ancient times. All the major religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity) have had at least their early native adherents as a result of some such religious conversion. The embracing of Buddhism by our King Devanampiyatissa after having heard the inspiring words of Arahat Mihindu thero at Mihintale is a good historical illustration.Conversion from one religion to another is nothing new, since all the major religions came here from outside. There have been religious conversions in Sri Lanka from ancient times. All the major religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity) have had at least their early native adherents as a result of some such religious conversion. The embracing of Buddhism by our King Devanampiyatissa after having heard the inspiring words of Arahat Mihindu thero at Mihintale is a good historical illustration.

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This was something mostly discussed here at TLA.
http://www.theacademic.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=680&start=0


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"What is left when honor is lost?"

Imagine you go to a farmers market on Sunday morning and the vendors are sitting behind the counter of vegetables and nicely greeting the customers and absolutely no advertising is allowed.

Now replace the vendors by priests and vegetable by religion.

That is the ethical conversion and that has to be preserved in Sri Lanka.
Under that kind of a scheme, Mother Theressa can expect to serve followers.

Anything other than that is a threat to a national security and has to be banned.


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"What is left when honor is lost?"