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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing you have to keep in mind is that while the caste system is outlawed in India, the prejudices against the lowest level castes, particularly the Dalits, continue. Many Hindus still believe in reincarnation and believe that people are born Dalit because they were thoroughly evil in a past life.

A lot of the people Mother Theresa helped were Dalits. Some Indians believe that helping them is wrong. I may not phrase this correctly but basically they believe that Mother Theresa was interfering with karma. Those people dying in the gutter deserve that.

A disproportionate percentage of modern day converts to Catholicism in India are Dalits. Obviously, people who know that Hinduism teaches that they shouldn't dream of a job with more status than cleaning toilets because they were evil in a past life are more likely to reject that faith than are Brahmins who believe their exalted status was earned.

Many high caste Indians in the US share those prejudices and they discriminate against Dalits. It is a major problem in the tech industry which has a lot of Indians.

See https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/big-techs-big-problem-also-best-kept-secret-caste-discrimination-rcna33692

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Yes. They are called “Untouchables,” because literally no one wants to touch their bodies. Mother Theresa touched them, and helped them. [/quote]

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