India: Hindu Nationalists Use WhatsApp to Harass Christians and Muslims

A major Hindu nationalist organization has been weaponizing the popular WhatsApp messaging service to persecute non-Hindu religious and ideological communities in India, including Christians, Rest of the World (RW) reports.

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India Jails Pastor For ‘Converting Hindus’

A church leader in India’s state of Madhya Pradesh remained detained Monday after being convicted “on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity,” Christians told Worthy News.

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India: Pastor Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment for Alleged Forced Conversion of Hindus

A pastor in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has been found guilty on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity and has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014, India ranks 11 on the Open Doors World Watch List of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

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When I Opened My Bible, God Gave Me a Magnifying Glass

In 1991, as a young girl, I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. It was not an easy decision, for I was born and raised in a devout Sikh family. Sikhism is among the youngest of the world religions, founded in AD 1469 in the northern state of Punjab, India. I was born in a Read more…

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Lausanne Report: Most Missionaries Are Reaching the Reached

Today, more than 40 percent of the world has not yet been evangelized. Yet about 97 percent of the current global total of 450,000 Christian missionaries are sent to people who already have access to the gospel. Another startling fact: In 1900, more than 80 percent of the world’s Christians lived in Europe or North Read more…

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Indian Christians Fear No End To Manipur Conflict

Indian Christian leaders are skeptical about the federal government’s “road map” for peace in India’s conflict-torn Manipur state, where scores of Christians were killed and hundreds of churches and other properties were destroyed.

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