I first spoke to @CityofRoseville about how platforming @hssusa is indirect endorsement of fascist #RSS paramilitary. They ignored me. So I spoke to @CityofRocklin about what HSS is, @CityofAuburnCA about what RSS is, & @PlacerCA about why HSS wants governmental legitimization.
@CityofRoseville, @CityofRocklin, and @CityofAuburnCA are three of the five cities located in @PlacerCA. Auburn, CA is the county seat. The county has been blanketed with information about @hssusa's connection to #RSS.
Please watch the full speech. Given in 3 parts, in 3 separate locations, it builds upon itself.
Want me to keep giving similar speeches at other local US governmental bodies that have platformed and praised — or might – the HSS? Then like and share this video.
Due to scheduling of meetings, it took me two weeks to complete this circuit of a single speech in 3-parts. Let the tagged accounts — @CityofRoseville, @CityofRocklin, @CityofAuburnCA, @PlacerCA — know that the Indian community cares for them to NOT platform HSS. Like/share.
This marks 7 locations — 6 city councils, 1 board of supervisors — that I have now spoken at about the HSS/RSS link. God willing, this is just a start.
If you support this effort, please quote tweet the original tweet to gain more attention.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Pieter Friedrich

Pieter Friedrich Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @FriedrichPieter

Feb 18
#Russia shouldn't invade #Ukraine, of course. But I'll never understand why Russia invading a country it borders or China invading Taiwan, which it practically borders, is wrong but US invading Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, or so many other countries isn't far worse.
Invading countries is bad. But somehow it seems more bad to invade countries that aren't even remotely within your sphere of influence. Criticize Russia for massing troops on Ukrainian border, yes. But shouldn't we then also criticize US for massing troops all around the globe?
If Russian troops massed on Ukrainian border are viewed as a threat then, by that logic, how would we expect North Korea to view troops from US — a country on the other side of the world from it — massing its troops on their border, as they've been doing for decades?
Read 9 tweets
Jan 5
From 6 January (Pacific Standard Time), I will observe a seven day hunger-strike for the persecuted Christians of #India. The Indian Christian is facing extermination by the ruling #RSS-#BJP. In their honor, I will not eat for a week. "Do not fear what you are about to suffer."
The RSS-BJP is the power controlling India today. They seek, ideologically, the extermination of both Muslims & Christians. Their hatred must be exposed. For the next week, I will focus my attention on their attempts to marginalize, attack, & eliminate the Christians of India.
To that end, I will consume nothing but water (including lemon, tea, and coffee) as I attempt to shine a light on the reality of the hatred facing Indian Christians today. For one week, I will dedicate myself to their cause.
Read 7 tweets
Dec 18, 2021
About India’s “anti-conversion” laws:

Jesus Christ commanded Christians, as the fundamental practice of faith in Him, to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, befriend strangers, clothe the naked, care for the sick, & visit those in prison.
His final command before ascending to Heaven was to go throughout the whole earth to teach people about this message of loving Him by loving one another. He said that people would know that we follow Him because of this display of love.
This is the foundational teaching of the Christian Church. When #RSS-#BJP sponsored legislation bans conversion based off “inducement” or “allurement,” it essentially criminalizes the practice of the Christian Faith.
Read 6 tweets
Dec 18, 2021
@ArchbishopFoley, as a communicant of @The_ACNA, I beg you in the name of Jesus to withdraw from this abominable legitimization of #Modi, a Prime Minister named by @persecutionnews as one of the top persecutors of Christians in the world today.
Unless your purpose for participating is to boldly, clearly, and unconditionally call #Modi to repentance, then how will your presence there serve as anything other than a whitewashing of a PM whose government is doing everything it can to criminalize Christianity in India?
@ArchbishopFoley, perhaps you, like much of the American Church, are unaware of the skyrocketing, nationwide attacks on Indian Christians by radical Hindu nationalists linked to #Modi’s political party, #BJP, and its mother organization, the #RSS paramilitary.
Read 8 tweets
Dec 8, 2021
There is 0 evidence that any forced conversion has ever taken place in the independent Republic of India – except, occasionally, of religious minorities to Hinduism – & masses of evidence that both Christian & Muslim leaders in modern India seek only sincere, genuine conversion.
“Conversion,” within the orthodox & prevailing understandings of both Christians & Muslims, means a change of heart & mind within the person converting. It is not an act done to them but an act which they do. It may be taught, but only in the hope that the teaching is accepted.
“Conversion” is done by the individual, of their own free & genuine will.

A “conversion ceremony” is performed by the religious authorities of whatever religion.

But no one, within orthodox Christianity or Islam today, is “converted” – rather, THEY choose to convert.
Read 5 tweets
Dec 7, 2021
@mrubin1971, acting with academic disingenuity, attempts to prove that Pakistan's ISI is running a global campaign to promote vaccine hesitancy by using a SINGLE example: that I protested a donation to Sewa International, an affiliate of India's #RSS paramilitary.
@mrubin1971, whatever his questionable motives may be, certainly must possess the basic knowledge that proving a broad claim requires referencing more than a single data point.
Thus, for instance, I can authoritatively claim that Christians in India face extreme and growing persecution because there are countless examples of speeches by Hindu nationalists, laws passed, and an actual pattern of attacks to point to as evidence proving the thesis.
Read 9 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(