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Both Christianity and Islam observe upper and lower castes in India. What's worse is the discrimination they face sees almost no recognition, since on paper ne
by screye 6y ago
Both Christianity and Islam observe upper and lower castes in India.
What's worse is the discrimination they face sees almost no recognition, since on paper neither of those religions acknowledge caste.
A short look - https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-muslim-community-under-a-churn-85-backward-pasmandas-up-against-15-ashrafs/234599/ https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-muslim-community-under-a-...
> 85% of the Muslim representatives in the Parliamentary House are from the 15% (ashraf) upper caste. (PARETO!)
A detailed look at it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8_6ryRZcU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8_6ryRZcU0
- User23 6y agoChristianity in India has a fascinating history. The first were converted by Saint Thomas the Apostle personally. And then Christian missionaries were part of the much more recent European contact. I’m no expert on the subject, but I’d wager how Christians in India see caste depends on their particular heritage.
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- pkphilip 6y agoAs someone who comes from a Christian background in India I would like to add here that while the caste system (unfortunately) exists even among the Christians and Muslims in India it is nowhere near as strong as among the Hindus. There are indeed situations where in parts of the country there are even cemeteries divided on the basis of caste but this is far from being the norm. However, there are many low caste priests and even bishops in Christianity - which is a very rare occurrance among Hindus where priests are almost exclusively brahmin except for very rare exceptions.