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== Forced conversion to Islam ==

In the section on Africa, why no mention of Boko Haram, of the Chibok schoolgirl kidnappings and subsequent forced conversion of some if not all of the kidnapped girls, as well as instances of forced conversions of other people in the African subcontinent? [[User:Kathy wiki edit|Kathy wiki edit]] ([[User talk:Kathy wiki edit|talk]]) 02:12, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

==Christianity==
There is apparently a misunderstanding around an article which is being sourced here from the NYT entitled "Pope Concedes Unjustifiable Crimes in Converting South Americans". :https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/world/americas/24pope.html The title of this article is absolutely fictional, since nowhere in the article did Pope Benedict make ANY such assertion. The quote in the article is that it is “not possible to forget the suffering and the injustices inflicted by colonizers against the indigenous population, whose fundamental human rights were often trampled.” Nothing about Forced conversions. If someone has ANY materials where the Pope stated there were "forced conversions" or coercion or anything to that effect, then this source would be legitimate. As it stands, it is not. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2601:646:C401:6AC0:6956:5E18:D284:5F8B|2601:646:C401:6AC0:6956:5E18:D284:5F8B]] ([[User talk:2601:646:C401:6AC0:6956:5E18:D284:5F8B#top|talk]]) 06:28, 10 August 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Hello, glad to see you using the talk pages. I am following the protocol of wikipedia which is found here [[WP:BRD]]. I reverted your edits because in wikipedia you need to have sources for the claims. The source on the Americas is from the pope's concession of unjustifiable crimes in conversion of native people in line with other claims by other historians. It states "These leaders and groups cited the standard historical view that Spanish and Portuguese colonizers forced conversion by giving natives a choice between “the Cross and the sword.”" That source was relevant and the removal was not justified.

:For the second source, I read the source and did not see the authors explicitly claiming that some forced conversion occurred. Can you provide a quote from the source that indicates so?[[User:Ramos1990|Ramos1990]] ([[User talk:Ramos1990|talk]]) 07:54, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

::If you are going to use that source, then quote it appropriately, since the Pope NEVER mentioned forced conversions. You can us it to say "some South American Leaders stated..." etc. The Pope referred to "colonizers", which were the secular authorities. If you are going to say "According to Pope Benedict" then you have to quote him correctly. That is if you have a conscience...and apparently you do not. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2601:646:C401:6AC0:6956:5E18:D284:5F8B|2601:646:C401:6AC0:6956:5E18:D284:5F8B]] ([[User talk:2601:646:C401:6AC0:6956:5E18:D284:5F8B#top|talk]]) 08:00, 10 August 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::The pope was apologizing broadly and recognized injustices including forced conversions by supposed Christians - which is what the piece addressed. The Pope has no reason to apologize for secular Spanish activity - only religious activity. Catholicism is not Spain or the Spanish so he was clearly apologizing for forced abuses of natives. BTW I removed your vandalism on my talk page as such racist nonsense does not belong on wikipedia (I am not Mexican by the way (no seas payaso/payasa) so I am immune to your anti-Mexican hatred - they are nice people though).


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== Unreliable sources and opinion pieces ==
== Bias ==

Please take a look at the lead for the Christian forced conversions and compare that to the one in Islam. The Islamic lead is practically a defense of the practice and an overemphasis on scholars who apparently claim that forced conversions weren't common. That is dubious and the lead needs to be reformatted or edited to clear it of blatant bias. [[Special:Contributions/2600:4040:9012:1100:AD3F:6304:D37C:FCBB|2600:4040:9012:1100:AD3F:6304:D37C:FCBB]] ([[User talk:2600:4040:9012:1100:AD3F:6304:D37C:FCBB|talk]]) 07:15, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

== Unreliable sources and opinionpieces ==


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One is an article by 'moderndiplomacy.eu'. You fail to who how this is an unreliable source (which you claim). I have checked and It's not listed as such. The unreliablebility, hence, is an opnion. Poorly explained.
One is an article by 'moderndiplomacy.eu'. You fail to show how this is an unreliable source (which you claim). I have checked and It's not listed as such. The unreliablebility, hence, is an opnion. Poorly explained.


The other an opinion piece by a respected academic in the field, not some pundit with an opinion.
The other an opinion piece by a respected academic in the field, not some pundit with an opinion.
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Simply stating "opinion piece" and "unreliable" and leaving it at that qualifies as "poorly explained. [[User:Kleuske|Kleuske]] ([[User talk:Kleuske|talk]]) 10:08, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Simply stating "opinion piece" and "unreliable" and leaving it at that qualifies as "poorly explained. [[User:Kleuske|Kleuske]] ([[User talk:Kleuske|talk]]) 10:08, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

:Modern diplomacy has been discussed a few times at [[WP:RSN]], and the discussion has never ruled in its favour as far as I can tell. Of the key points noted is that it is not a news source, and does not claim to be one, but is an advocacy platform that publishes opinions, often fairly dubious ones. So that leaves us with opinion pieces from two authors, neither of whom are obviously by subject matter experts either generally, by any specific metric, or specifically with respect to this subject - not that I can see. [[User:Iskandar323|Iskandar323]] ([[User talk:Iskandar323|talk]]) 13:40, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

== Recent POV edit ==
user 220.255.242.109 added new content that lack neutrality [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Forced_conversion&diff=1206702615&oldid=1200653947], with strong POV language, some examples of his POV new content:

{{blockquote| Indian-origin religions, such as Hinduism,[40] Buddhism,[41] Jainism[42] and Sikhism.[43] In this aspect, Indian religions are very different from the foreign-origin proselytising religions, specially Islam and Christianity which have core tenents (like Dawah and Christian missions)[44] requiring followers to persecute[45] and actively convert[46][47][48][49] others including with the use of violent jihad,[50][51][52][53][54][55] Islamic invasions, Christian colonisations,[56][57][58] and inquisitions to earn spiritual merit. Both Islam and Christianity have very long history of violent forced conversions[59][60] and genocide[61] of people belonging to the Indian-origin religions. In some regions, almost all of a colony's population was forcibly turned away from its traditional belief systems and forcibly turned towards the Christian faith, which colonizers used as a justification for their extermination of adherents of other faiths, their enslavement of natives, and their exploitation of lands and seas.[61][62][63][64][65]}}

Considering Christianity and Islam as foreign religions in India, is a Hindu nationalist claim. The history of Christianity in India goes back to the early times of Christianity, and the history of Islam in India goes back 1,400 years, and both Indian Muslims and Christians are native to India. Considering their faiths as foreign religions is a Hindu nationalist claim. Also the claims that both Islam and Christianity have a "core tenents that requiring it's followers to persecute and commit genocide" is POV.
I do not deny here that throughout history there have been acts of violence and persecution by Christian or Islamic authorities (or any of them in general) against Hindus, but the wording of the above sentence and the recently added paragraphs are not neutral. [[Special:Contributions/2.55.19.137|2.55.19.137]] ([[User talk:2.55.19.137|talk]]) 12:45, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
:Sorry, you're right. I was getting confused. This is absolutely POV nonsense and doesn't belong in the article. Thanks and apologies, [[User:Dāsānudāsa|Dāsānudāsa]] ([[User talk:Dāsānudāsa|talk]]) 12:51, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/2.55.19.137|2.55.19.137]] ([[User talk:2.55.19.137|talk]]) 12:54, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

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@Iskandar323:

One is an article by 'moderndiplomacy.eu'. You fail to show how this is an unreliable source (which you claim). I have checked and It's not listed as such. The unreliablebility, hence, is an opnion. Poorly explained.

The other an opinion piece by a respected academic in the field, not some pundit with an opinion. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/china-islam-mental-illness-cured-181127135358356.html

Simply stating "opinion piece" and "unreliable" and leaving it at that qualifies as "poorly explained. Kleuske (talk) 10:08, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Modern diplomacy has been discussed a few times at WP:RSN, and the discussion has never ruled in its favour as far as I can tell. Of the key points noted is that it is not a news source, and does not claim to be one, but is an advocacy platform that publishes opinions, often fairly dubious ones. So that leaves us with opinion pieces from two authors, neither of whom are obviously by subject matter experts either generally, by any specific metric, or specifically with respect to this subject - not that I can see. Iskandar323 (talk) 13:40, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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user 220.255.242.109 added new content that lack neutrality [1], with strong POV language, some examples of his POV new content:

Indian-origin religions, such as Hinduism,[40] Buddhism,[41] Jainism[42] and Sikhism.[43] In this aspect, Indian religions are very different from the foreign-origin proselytising religions, specially Islam and Christianity which have core tenents (like Dawah and Christian missions)[44] requiring followers to persecute[45] and actively convert[46][47][48][49] others including with the use of violent jihad,[50][51][52][53][54][55] Islamic invasions, Christian colonisations,[56][57][58] and inquisitions to earn spiritual merit. Both Islam and Christianity have very long history of violent forced conversions[59][60] and genocide[61] of people belonging to the Indian-origin religions. In some regions, almost all of a colony's population was forcibly turned away from its traditional belief systems and forcibly turned towards the Christian faith, which colonizers used as a justification for their extermination of adherents of other faiths, their enslavement of natives, and their exploitation of lands and seas.[61][62][63][64][65]

Considering Christianity and Islam as foreign religions in India, is a Hindu nationalist claim. The history of Christianity in India goes back to the early times of Christianity, and the history of Islam in India goes back 1,400 years, and both Indian Muslims and Christians are native to India. Considering their faiths as foreign religions is a Hindu nationalist claim. Also the claims that both Islam and Christianity have a "core tenents that requiring it's followers to persecute and commit genocide" is POV. I do not deny here that throughout history there have been acts of violence and persecution by Christian or Islamic authorities (or any of them in general) against Hindus, but the wording of the above sentence and the recently added paragraphs are not neutral. 2.55.19.137 (talk) 12:45, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, you're right. I was getting confused. This is absolutely POV nonsense and doesn't belong in the article. Thanks and apologies, Dāsānudāsa (talk) 12:51, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. 2.55.19.137 (talk) 12:54, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]