India’s anti-conversion laws bring more harassment for Catholic nuns Apr 15, 2021 by Saji Thomas News Religious Life Nun harassment 2 Sister Bhagya c.jpg Sister Bhagya, principal of Sacred Heart Convent High School in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, central India, is accused of trying to convert a Hindu staff member to Christianity. (Courtesy of Sacred Heart […]
SC Message for Bajrang Dal: Propagating Religion Is Not a Crime Article 25 protects right to propagate one’s religion, which can’t be undermined by vigilante groups. https://www.thequint.com/news/law/bajrang-dal-back-off-propagating-religion-is-not-a-crime
‘Don’t See A Reason Why A Person Above 18 Can’t Choose His Religion; There’s A Reason Why The Word ‘Propagate’ Is There In Constitution’ :Supreme Court https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/religious-freedom-propagate-in-constitution-sc-refuses-entertain-plea-against-forceful-conversions-pro-172339
‘They’re taking our girls to ISIS’: How Church is now driving ‘love jihad’ narrative in Kerala Syro-Malabar Church had in 2020 released a strong statement, claiming Christian women were becoming victims of ‘love jihad’. This is now resonating with a section of its parishioners. FATIMA KHAN2 April, 2021 11:00 am IST Screengrab of the video […]
Gujarat Assembly Passes Freedom Of Religion Amendment Bill 2021 Sparsh Upadhyay2 April 2021 11:41 AM SHARE THIS – The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday ( https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/gujarat-assembly-passes-freedom-of-religion-amendment-bill-2021-172025
At 47%, Hinduism biggest gainer in religious conversion in Kerala Of the total 506 people who registered their change of religion with the government, 241 were those who converted from Christianity or Islam to Hinduism. Published: 02nd April 2021 04:33 AM | Last Updated: 02nd April 2021 02:32 PM | A+A A- (Representational Image) By M S Vidyanandan Express […]
Christians Forced to ‘Re-Convert’ to Tribal Religion in Central IndiaFour families assaulted and cut off from water, fields.By Our India Correspondent NEW DELHI, April 2, 2021 (Morning Star News) – When followers of tribal deities in central India threatened to kill 10 Christian families if they refused to participate in a “re-conversion” ceremony back to […]
A Church War is Driving Christians of Central Kerala to Modi. Why? Jacobite and Orthodox sections of Christians think the central government under BJP can solve their church dispute. NIKHILA HENRY Updated: 30 Mar 2021, 2:48 PM IST KERALA 6 min read What does Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Antioch […]
Odisha Assembly passes resolution to include non-violence in the Preamble of the Constitution By SN Sahu March 25, 2021 at 7:23 PM It is quite instructive that on March 23, 2021 Naveen Patnaik Government in Odisha commenced a year long celebration of the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to the State on March 23, 1921. […]
Nuns Accused Of Conversion, Forced Off Train. Amit Shah Promises Action The incident, which took place on Friday, has generated outrage, with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writing to Home Minister Amit Shah asking for strict action. All India Written by Alok Pandey and Sneha Koshy Updated: March 24, 2021 3:12 pm IST New Delhi: […]
Press Release from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on the attack of four Religious Sisters belonging to the Congregation of the Sacred Heart Society. Press Release The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is deeply saddened and shocked by the attack of four Religious Sisters belonging to the Congregation of the Sacred Heart […]
Hindu Radicals Threaten Catholic Nuns In Northern India Share By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: A group of Hindu radicals has forced Catholic nuns out of a train after accusing them of indulging in religious conversion. Two members of the Sacred Heart congregation were on March 19 traveling to Odisha from New Delhi with two postulants […]