WI: Ghandi Converts To Christianity.

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There's this (possibly apocryphal) story I remember reading about as a child about how Gahndi in his youth went to a church to find out about spiritual answers, only to be turned away by a racist deacon and/or priest (sources vary). As such this made Gahndi a bit more critical and bitter towards christianity, and played a part in forming his own religious and spiritual opinions later in life.

What if in another reality? Someone else had been in that priests place and convinced Gahndi to convert to the word of Christ? Would Gahndi have still gone on to rally india to independence? Would he have even succeeded given even when he was an Agnostic in our timeline he was dealing with the serious religious divide between Muslims, Hindus and Christians tearing his country apart?

Anyone here who's familiar with Indian history who can give me a semi plausible timeline?
 
But how would this butterfly his famous quote about approving of Jesus, but disliking his followers? Gandhi a follower of Christ is likely to adhere to a lot of what Jesus said. And Jesus's message is pretty easy to apply to any group, anywhere. Gandhi could still advocate for Indian independence as a Christian, maybe leading to more secularism overall.
 
It depends on the timeframe. If his conversion happened when he was very young (for example when he was in London), it could have massively influenced his opinions and his plans for life. But I think that the only way for him to convert once he became an activist in South Africa was to be forcefully converted. He at that time started to despise the racist system, and I don't think that he would join a religion of his oppressors, even if it was a peaceful religion like Christianity. That could have influenced him to become more radical, and perhaps to lead a more militaristic approach to the Indian independence (Nuclear Ghandi :evilsmile:)...
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Please edit the title, Gandhi, remember h after d.
He would lose all of his following; the peasantry and the commoner does not relate to Christianity at all.
 
Why can't people spell Gandhi? I've always wondered why that name is so hard to spell for so many people.

To answer the question, he literally loses all support.
 
Why should a Hindu convert to Christianity when he/she already has a religion in which they find satisfaction. I have two friends from Ranger community (RVN era and modern era) that have converted to Hinduism.
 
It depends on the timeframe. If his conversion happened when he was very young (for example when he was in London), it could have massively influenced his opinions and his plans for life. But I think that the only way for him to convert once he became an activist in South Africa was to be forcefully converted. He at that time started to despise the racist system, and I don't think that he would join a religion of his oppressors, even if it was a peaceful religion like Christianity. That could have influenced him to become more radical, and perhaps to lead a more militaristic approach to the Indian independence (Nuclear Ghandi :evilsmile:)...
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Gandhi disliked black people.
Forced to share a cell with black people, he wrote: "Many of the native prisoners are only one degree removed from the animal and often created rows and fought among themselves."
 
Gandhi disliked black people.
Forced to share a cell with black people, he wrote: "Many of the native prisoners are only one degree removed from the animal and often created rows and fought among themselves."
Interesting. That is why I think he would have a hard time adjusting to christianity. I think he would become openly hostile to christianity.
 
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