dear kuruvilla: When you said in your write up Quote" if the Resp Thantri had to do so. I dont see anything wrong in it and I belive we should take it as a ritual" Unquote....you showed that your background is Brahman.Good...You also had stated that' one have to be previleged to become a Christian".. I felt that YOU DID HAVE TO MAKE SUCH STATEMENTS...to cater to the gallery in your current faith. Pl keep it up... One more thing....There is no grand scale conversion from Christianity to Hinduism in Europe and US now....as stated by you. It is only a reaction to the current ISKON phoebia and when these neo converts find that they are NOT ACCEPTED among HINDUS they feel dejected. You must appreciate that unlike other religions, including Christianity- YOU CAN BE HINDU ONLY BY BIRTH.........