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Christians protest Baptist-Catholic row in Manipur village

Christians in India are pro-testing the “inhuman behavi-our” of some villa-gers from north-eastern Manipur State for refusing the burial of a woman who left the Baptist Church to become a Catholic. More than 200 Christians from various denominations gathered in front of the Catholic Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi Aug. 17, holding candles, singing […]

Petition State Governor of India to Drop New Anti-Conversion Measure

The Governor of the State of Jharkhand in India has a big decision to make regarding the thousands of Christians and other religious minorities residing in her state. Jharkhand Governor Drau-padi Murmu must decide on an anti-conversion Bill passed by the State Assembly earlier. If Murmu allows the Bill to become law, she risks putting in harm’s […]

SC quashes HC order on repair of shrines damaged in 2002 riots

The Supreme Court on August 29 set aside the Gujarat High Court’s 2012 verdict asking the state government to grant compensation for restoration of religious places damaged during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The court accepted the scheme formulated by the state government to provide “ex gratia assistance” of up to Rs 50,000 to all religious […]

An Indian woman became a nun…because of elephants?

Nine years ago, Christians in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, India suffered the worst attacks against Christians in modern times in the country. Around 100 people lost their lives and more than 56,000 lost their homes and places of worship in a series of violent riots by Hindu militants that lasted for several months. But […]

No confirmed ‘Love Jihad’ incidents in Kerala: DGP as Supreme Court asks to probe “love jihad”

The Supreme Court has asked the National Investigation Agency to probe what has come to be dubbed “love jihad.” This was done after the top probe agency told the apex court on August 16 that there was evidence to suggest that some extremist outfits linked to a banned group were involved in converting Hindu girls […]