Pralay- The Great Deluge by Vineet Bajpai

Author:Vineet Bajpai [Bajpai, Vineet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788193642405
Publisher: VB Performance LLP
Published: 2018-01-17T07:00:00+00:00

Banaras, 2017

THE DARK BROTHERHOODS

It was late in the night. The clock had struck 11.30 pm, which was way past the grandmaster’s bedtime. But Dwarka Shastri and Vidyut were in no rush to pack up. What they were discussing was more important than anything else in the world.

‘Constantine empowered a secret brotherhood and decided that Christianity was going to be the religion of the New World. I don’t think he cared much about which faith takes over anyway. His concern was to ensure that it was one faith, that’s all. Given that he was entrenched in Christianity by this time and because it was already a rapidly growing religion, he went with it. But the implications were disastrous. He commandeered this new brotherhood to not only support this one religion, but to spread it with every means available to them. If it meant war, he asked them to wage it. If it meant proselytizing, he asked them to build and unleash an army of missionaries. For him religion was the primary façade behind which his unintentionally nefarious vision was supposed to take shape. Politics and economics were to follow closely behind.’

‘So was Christianity always a political tool rather than a spiritual ideology, Baba?’ asked Vidyut.

‘Of course not, Vidyut. Christianity has always been a profound and giving religion. I have studied the Old and New Testaments, as well as the greatest story every told – the story of Jesus Christ. It propounds nothing but love, equality, forgiveness, devotion and self-sacrifice. Jesus took the suffering of the world upon Himself. How can such a faith be inherently political or imperialistic? Moreover, the magnanimity and compassion of Christianity reflects itself in its innumerable philanthropic organizations and individuals. Why go far? In India alone there are several Christian institutions and people who are working tirelessly towards the uplifting of the poor, towards healthcare, education, sanitation and so much more. So anyone pointing a finger at the religion itself will be making a very big mistake.’

Vidyut nodded in full agreement. It was deeply satisfying for him to see his seemingly orthodox Brahmin great grandfather so well informed and egalitarian about other faiths and their virtues.

‘But then where did it all lose the way, Baba? We all know about the violent military Crusades of the Latin Church between the 11th and 13th centuries. The Inquisition, under the reign of which punishments like burning ‘heretics’ alive at the stake was a common practice, followed the Crusades. Reading about the atrocities and violence meted out during these so-called holy campaigns sends shivers down one’s spine. So why did all this happen, if Christianity preaches only benevolence?’

‘Exactly where it all goes wrong, Vidyut. The greed of man. The greed for wealth and the lust for power.’

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