Friday, July 25, 2008

The Wall Street's Journal Interesting Article On Bobby Jindal's Conversion to the Catholic Faith

There was a slight bump this week of articles that were slamming Jindal's Christian faith. I do not think it occurs to the people that writes these articles that perhaps the tone of them produces a result that they do not want.

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article today at Jindal's conversion at Rebel With a Cause: Bobby Jindal's Spiritual Journey

Catholics will find this part amusing:
Mr. Jindal's roommate at Brown University became his baptism sponsor. His parents did not attend the ceremony, which he says was "certainly disappointing." But he persisted. Mr. Jindal participated in nearly every campus Bible study group. One morning, while Mr. Jindal prayed in Brown's chapel, a priest who had observed the young man tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to teach a Catholic education program for youths, at a local parish. Not yet confirmed, Mr. Jindal said "I don't think I can do that. I'm not Catholic."

"Oh, look," joked the priest, "since Vatican II, anything's allowed." So Mr. Jindal accepted.

As the article shows his conversion perhaps did not come without cost and he has come critics in the HIndu community. However I must say at least what I saw on the ground here the Indian community was really behind him in all his races

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