"Christians in India are facing threats as Hindu extremists have taken over village councils to pass laws restricting religions other than Hindu. The laws reportedly make Christian prayer, meetings, and literature illegal, and non-Hindu missionaries are now banned in 50 towns.
"Though India’s constitution guarantees citizens freedom of religion, state government authorities in Chhattisgarh have not intervened with the new laws. Authorities maintain that they are monitoring the situation.
"Church leaders say that Christians have already been affected. At the most extreme, Christians have been denied access to food and water, or evicted from villages..."
"Though India’s constitution guarantees citizens freedom of religion, state government authorities in Chhattisgarh have not intervened with the new laws. Authorities maintain that they are monitoring the situation.
"Church leaders say that Christians have already been affected. At the most extreme, Christians have been denied access to food and water, or evicted from villages..."
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