NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A Hindu nationalist drive to “reconvert” non-Hindus over the Christmas season foundered, but protests against the campaign led to an unexpected consequence: a proposal to ban on all conversions except “reconversions” to Hinduism. During an Advent season that saw the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi propose a “Good […]
Controversy over ‘Reconversions’ in India Leads to Proposal to Outlaw Conversions
Government also proposes alternative holiday to Christmas.
January 6, 2015 By -
Christmas Season Brings Christianity under Renewed Attack in India
Violence, arrests and Hindu extremist ‘reconversion’ events bring tensions.
December 23, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Christmas-related anti-Christian violence and harassment have begun as Hindu extremists undertake an aggressive effort to “reconvert” tribal people to Hinduism, sources said. Police arrested and Hindu extremists attacked Christians in three Christmas-related incident in three states the past two weeks. “Christians in India are apprehensive of having a peaceful Christmas […]
Christians Protest Violence as Church Burning Hits New Delhi, India
Government under increasing pressure as impunity for assailants continues.
December 9, 2014 By -
(Morning Star News) – Christians in New Delhi, unaccustomed to religious hostilities more common in remote areas, erupted in protest as violence hit the capital last week. Church leaders wrote to national officials as the Advent season brought three disturbing incidents, including an apparent arson attempt. The interior of one of the larger church buildings in the […]
Christians in India Beaten Nearly Unconscious in Latest of Several Attacks
Family in Odisha state driven from village after Hindu extremists burn down their home.
November 30, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Hindu extremists in Odisha state on Oct. 25 summoned a Christian family to a public meeting for a “compromise” on religious conflict but instead beat them nearly unconscious, sources said. Irma Markami and four members of his family received hospital treatment for eight days after the attack, which came 10 […]
Christians Beaten, Jailed in Hindu Extremist Attack in Maharashtra, India
70-year-old man among victims released on bail today.
November 13, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Four Christians in Maharashtra state, one 70 years old, were released on bail today after more than two weeks in jail, accused of “rioting” when Hindu extremists beat them and damaged two of their homes. The incident in Kamseth village, Nasik District in western India began on Oct. 28 […]
How to Read a Persecution News Story
Pray – if you can figure out how.
November 1, 2014 By -
(Morning Star News) – Any of you who regularly follow persecution news may find that it gets hard to read after a while. In response to reader requests on how to deal with so much horrific news – one becomes either despondent or desensitized – I’ll share how I handle it. The horror of some […]
Hindu Extremists Resolve to Kill Christians They Beat in Bihar, India
Assailants prohibit residents from leaving village to contact police.
September 13, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Among a wave of attacks against non-Hindus since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power in India on May 26, a Christian couple in Bihar state required hospital treatment after Hindu extremists beat and publicly resolved to kill them. A small band of men forcefully entered the home of Shri […]
Non-Hindu Religious Activity Banned in Area of Chhattisgarh, India
Christian organizations demand revocation.
July 21, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Church leaders in India have asked national and Chhattisgarh state officials to reverse a ban on non-Hindu religious activity that more than 50 villages have reportedly adopted. The head of the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) wrote to Union and Chhattisgarh officials on July 10 […]
Christians Hospitalized in India after Attack for Objecting to Discrimination
Hindu extremist-instigated mob beats one man unconscious.
June 23, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Ten Christians in India’s Chhattisgarh state whose faith cost them their food rations were hospitalized last week after a Hindu extremist mob attacked them for objecting to the discrimination, sources said. One of the Christians fell unconscious and two women were among those hospitalized in the attack on about 100 […]
Upcoming Election in India Brings Fear, Insecurity for Christians amid Unrelenting Persecution
Report shows uptick in attacks last year compared with 2012.
April 1, 2014 By -
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – With a report showing Christians in India faced at least 151 attacks last year, predictions that a Hindu nationalist party will win a general election beginning in April are stoking fears of more violence. The New Delhi-based Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI), which released its “Partial List of Atrocities on […]