India MP Vows Death for Hindus converting to Christ
An Indian lawmaker of the ruling Hindu nationalist party has promised a death sentence for any Hindu who converts to Christianity, according to the International Business Times.
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Online Petition Aimed at Obama
Before Barack Obama visits India, an online petition has urged the president to ask India’s Narendra Modi to “preserve and promote the religious freedom of minorities,” according to The American Bazaaar.
Hindus to Free India of Christians and Muslims by 2021
A group dedicated to the Hindu principles of “cosmic law” has declared that India will become a Hindu rashtra (dominion) by 2021, according to The Daily Mail (India).
India: Hindus Attack Christmas Carolers
A group of Christians were brutally attacked and beaten by Hindus for singing Christmas carols in Singareny Colony, India, according to International Christian Concern.
Indian Gov’t Denies Rights to Dalits
Last month, India’s minister for social justice said his new government will not grant Dalit Christians and Muslims the same rights afforded to Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs.
India: Christians Attacked by Hindus
Twelve Christians were injured by a mob of nationalist Hindus in the Bastar district of India’s Chhattisgarh state last week, according to Barnabas Aid.
Indian High Court to Overturn Evangelism Ban
The Bilaspur High Court in India has opposed a ban preventing non-Hindu missionaries from entering villages in Bastar district.
India: Church Converted to Hindu Temple
Late last month, a church in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was turned into a temple after members of the congregation were forcefully converted to Hinduism, according to Barnabas Aid.
India: Hindu Extremists Pass Laws Restricting Christianity
Indian village councils have just passed new laws making Christian prayer, meetings and even evangelism illegal in 50 towns.
India: ICC Helps Restore Razed Church
Radical Hindu nationalists run rampant across India, damaging churches at an alarming rate.
Hindi Nationalists Attack Church of the Nazarene
A mob of Hindu nationalists attacked the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene at Sehkari Nagar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on July 16, according to AsiaNews.
Christianity and Non-Hindu Religious Activity Banned
Church leaders in India have petitioned Chhattisgarh state to reverse its ban on non-Hindu religious activity, according to Morning Star News.
Hindu Nationalists Attack Christians in India
On Monday, Hindu nationalists beat about 150 members of a Pentecostal community in Sirisguda, India, with sticks, according to AsiaNews.
Christians in India Outraged by Candidate’s Remarks
Christian leaders condemned the claim made by a Hindu nationalist party candidate when he denied any knowledge of the many attacks on members of their communities and its churches in India, according to International Christian Concern.
India: Hindus Must Stop Conversions, or Become a Minority
The leader of the ultra-nationalist Vishwa Hindu Parishad group decried the conversions of Hindus to other faiths at a rally in Bhopal last Saturday, according to AsiaNews.
India: Worst anti-Christian pogrom of the 21st Century
The worst anti-Christian pogrom of the 21st Century was done by Hindu nationalists in India, as reported by Morning Star News.
Hindus with Hit List Accused in Pastor’s Death
Last month, police arrested seven members of a Hindu Vahini group accused of attacking the pastor of the Hebron Church at his home in Vikarabad, 39 miles from the Indian state capital of Hyderabad, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Mohan Roa told Morning Star News.
India: Christians Unjustly Jailed for Murder
Seven Indian Christians have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being unjustly convicted of murdering a militant Hindu leader back in 2008, according to BarnabasAid.
India: Church Destroyed, Christians Attacked by Hindus
Last month a large mob of Hindus destroyed a church in northern India and then beat the pastor and his congregation, according to Barnabas Aid.
India Militants Attack Baptist Pastors; Several Injured
Twenty Baptist pastors have been attacked by suspected Hindu militants in southeastern India and several church leaders required hospital treatment for severe injuries, representatives said Friday, June 7.