Indian miracle-buster fears returning home [View all]
Even skeptics who challenge myths can be persecuted. It's a good article.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26815298
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When a Hindu fakir declared on live television that he could kill anybody with tantric chanting, Sanal Edamaruku simply had to take him up on the challenge.
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He has spent his life as a prominent member of India's small band of miracle-busters, men who dedicate their life to traversing the country demystifying certain beliefs.
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But in 2012, four years after his televised encounter with the fakir, a steady drip of water from the toe of a statue of Christ genuinely did, he believes, put his life in danger.
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Facts.. the enemy of those who believe. I have read about this man for a few years and he is one of those who stand up to religious fakery in India.
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