how did Christianity originate and spread in India?
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Christianity started in India through missioniries, and they first landed in the ports of Kerla from there they started their good work of converting people to their faith which the people have accepted rather than resented.......\n\nWell we should always let people to decide their faith, we as indians have always tolerated this, no other country would allow this..........\n\nGreat Indians........ Greater India
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It is originated in kerala , India.  \nC.V.N kalary is a famous Kalaripayattu academy in Kerala\n\nFor more information http://www.kalarippayat.com/
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Hi!\nA very religious person would probably say something else, but I think that Christianity spread mostly because of His sacrifice. Jesus, by dying, left the human world to go back to heaven, somewhere above, from where He can act as an omniscient being(God).\n The miracles he performed were meant to make people believe in him. \n Religiously He had to suffer instead of Adam and Eve who had broken the only rule God gave them.\n By dying he went to Hell where the souls of all people that had died where to bring them to Heaven.
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Religion is a mental virus, coined "meme" by Richard Dawkins.  It was not created intentionally by men, but rather, is the product of the way our minds work.  \n\nHumans spread ideas to eachother, so an idea that tends to replicate itself, begins to evolve just like any other replicator.  Religion started by ancient men noticing that the sun brought forth life, and that the stars could be used to determine the seasons for agriculture, herd migration, etc.  Over time, the sun came to be seen as a sentient being, and the star formations as well.  These became gods and all the worlds ancient religions evolved from these primitive concepts.\n\nTo the extent there is any truth within any religion, it's incidental.  The successful religions are those that have outcompeted others in spreading themselves.
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Generally, India.  But some have been know to be born outside of that country.  And, some have even. . . converted!
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Christianity developed from Judaism. Both started in Israel. Judaism was founded by a series by a range of figures including Adam, Noah and Abraham. It is claimed that it started as a formal religion after God handed Moses the ten commandments. Both Judaism and Christianity pray to the same God and both are monotheistic.\n\nThe founder of Christianity was Jesus with the 12 apostles as well as St Paul playing a crucial role in spreading the religion. The holy book in Judaism is the Torah or Old Testament. The holy book for Christians is the Bible consisting of the Old and New Testaments. Christians view Jesus both as the Messiah and as the son of God. Followers of Judaism acknowledge neither claim.
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Because it is not an invented religion.\n\nHinduism has evolved through centuries. It is the Sanatan Dharma(eternal path).\n\nHinduism is among the oldest of the world's faiths. It is a total way of life. It is a dharma or way of life evolved by the great sages and seers of ancient India. Its traditions extend back before recorded history. The early phase of the Vedic tradition in India is dated between 10,000 - 7,000 BCE. Yet, in spite of the fact that it first evolved more than 5,000 years ago, Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) is also very much a living tradition. And as such, Hindus are arguably the most intensely religious people on the earth. \n        \nFor thousands of years India has been a veritable laboratory of religion: everything imaginable has been tried out, and nothing ever has completely been rejected. India remains a predominantly Hindu country. Its ethos has evolved down the ages through its the ancient Hindu traditions, customs, philosophy and culture.  In spite of many attacks on Hinduism by varied invaders, in spite of rumors of decay and disarray, Hinduism has outlived all announcements of its impending demise. \n\nThe first fundamental principle of Hindu Dharma is that "the Reality is one without a second." This reality is beyond description by human mind. Hence it is indicated by a single world, "Brahman". "Infinite, eternal, changeless existence is the All; from that All, All comes forth; to that All, all returns," that is what the Chandogya Upanishad (vi.2.1) tells us. \n\nWhen religion becomes organized, man ceases to be free. It is not God that is worshipped but the group or the authority that claims to speak in his name. It is not faith, but just social idolatry.
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I've attached a link as a source to help you begin your search but I think it's going to be like looking for needle in a haystack.  I can tell you (as can anyone else) that Jesus Christ began Christianity but as far as who began all the differences (Catholic vs. Protestant vs. Baptist, etc), I have no clue.  It's just different interpretations of the Bible.
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Constantine officially ended it with Edict of Milan in 313 Ad which legalized Christianity. Though it had become much less common to persecute them before.
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christianity. the info is in the history of the biblical era
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Christianity is a polytheistic religion that blasphemes against the true living God. It is a religion that pulls the ploy of taking the focus off the Father of creation and placing it on a prophet (who himself practiced true monotheism). Christians try to trick the world by simply saying it is three in one. So can't the Hindus say it is a million in one?
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That isnt true, hinduism originated in india but now hinduism is all over the world.
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There was a good PBS Special about question 2. Here is the website with articles on the rise of Christianity.\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/
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Buddhism and Jainism emerged from India around 800-600 BCE, a period of great cultural, intellectual and spiritual development and both had an enormous influence on Hinduism. Some of the previously accepted truths of the religion were beginning to be questioned and the religious leaders were being asked to defend their views and teachings. Furthermore, the old tribal structure of society was diminishing. The result was an increasing number of breakaway sects, of which Buddhism and Jainism were probably the most successful
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Thanks to Mid-India Christian Mission, a difference is being made. Mid-India’s ministries include a Christian Day School with about 1,700 students, a general hospital, as well as an eye clinic, a Bible college, and a publications center. Vivek Lall has served since 1993. Currently, Christ's Church is working with Vivek to establish a refuge community called ASHRAM for the outcasts and seriously disabled. In January of 2004, Christ Church Minister, Dennis Bratton, took a team to India to visit the future site of Ashram and to make plans for the property and its buildings.\n\nLocation: Damoh, India \nMissionaries: Vivek and Angela Lall \nContact Info: viveklal@sancharnet.in \nPhone: Not available
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Proselytization is big in India and Africa.  It is a simple process:  seek out the poor and financially downtrodden people and pay them to convert to Christianity.  there is no faith or preaching involved.\n\nthe quality of converts like these leaves a lot to be desired.  The Evangelical world will eventually learn in time that they've brought/bought nothing but trouble upon themselves by getting poor quality converts like these.\n\nGraham Steines and his two children were burnt alive in their car by Hindu nationalists a few years ago.  They were apprehended and released for lack of evidence.\n\nthey have very little success with Muslims though.  and its no surprise.  Indian evangelicals are downright rude and impolite and if they had a gun, they would surely put it to your head and ask you to convert or die.
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There is no real evidence that Jesus went to India after his death and resurrection. There is a possiblity that the apostle Thomas went to India, but not Jesus.