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He briefly attended the ), ''Light in the Shadow of Jihad'' ( 2002 ) and ''Sense and Sensuality: Jesus Talks with Oscar Wilde'' (2002). He is the president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), which is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia . RZIM was formed in 1984 as an apologetic ministry. Zacharias regularly speaks at various U.S. and Canadian university campuses, and at events such as the Veritas Forum . He is well-known for his question and answer sessions where he fields questions by college students about the Christian faith. He is also frequently invited to speak at international venues, most notably in countries that are hostile to Christianity, Islamic Nations , war-torn countries and his native India. SHORT BIOGRAPHY Zacharias descended from a line of Hindu priests (of the Nambudiri Brahmin caste). In one of his lectures, he explained that a Swiss-German priest spoke to one of his ancestors about Christianity, and thereafter that branch of the family was converted and the family name was changed from Nambudiri to Zacharias. Zacharias grew up in a nominal Anglican household, and he himself was an Atheist until the age of 17, when he unsuccessfully tried to commit Suicide by swallowing poison. According to one of his books ('' Cries Of The Heart ''), someone instructed his mother to read out the Gospel Of John to him as he lay on a hospital bed in Delhi. Following that, he made the decision to become a Christian. He began preaching while still in his teens, and in 1974, shortly before the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia , he was sent there to minister to the people in the country. He was also sent to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to minister to U.S. soldiers. CONTROVERSY During an interview with Shakti Bhatt of '' India Abroad '' magazine in June 2004, Zacharias was accused by Hindus of denigrating their faith. Zacharias had claimed that the complexity and layers of meaning within Hinduism were "confused" and "inconsistent". He also stated that Hinduism does not recognize the individual dignity of each person. |
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