Tag: Religious
Rajasthan: Govt Introduces Anti-conversion Bill In Assembly; Provisions For Live-in Relationships Under Consideration
On Monday (January 3), the Rajasthan government introduced a stringent anti-conversion bill in the state assembly. The bill, which seeks to curb religious conversions through coercion, inducement, or marriage, will be debated before being put to a vote. If passed, it will impose strict penalties,… Read More
RELIGIOUS SITE AT RISK: RAM JANMABHOOMI THREATENED WITH BOMBING
Two sacred Shaligram stones, weighing 31 tonnes and 15 tonnes, arrived in Ayodhya on Thursday. The stones will be used for carving out the idols of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Maa Janki for the Ram Temple. Shaligram stones are revered by Hindus as they are… Read More
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YOUNG HINDU-AMERICANS FACE RACE AND RELIGIOUS BIAS AS EARLY AS PRESCHOOL: STUDY
Young Hindu-Americans, who are among more than 3.5 million South Asians living in the US, regularly face racial and ethnic discrimination as early as preschool, which influences the development of their identities, says a new study. The second-generation Hindu-American adolescents are “especially vulnerable to… Read More
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‘CANNOT CONVERT ON THE PRETEXT OF HELP’: SC SLAMS NGOS FOR CARRYING OUT RELIGIOUS CONVERSION ASKS CENTRE AND STATES TO FILE A DETAILED AFFIDAVIT
The Supreme Court Monday criticised missionaries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for carrying out forced religious conversion of individuals under the guise of helping them. “The purpose of charity should not be conversion; every charity or good work is welcome, but what is required to be… Read More
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QATAR INVITES ZAKIR NAIK TO PREACH ISLAM AMID FIFA WORLD CUP
Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, who faces multiple cases of money laundering and hate speech in India, was invited by Qatar to deliver lectures preaching Islam ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022. India banned Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation, accusing him of encouraging and assisting its… Read More
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MP: 3 CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM PARENTS DURING LOCKDOWN CONVERTED TO ISLAM, FIR FILED
On Saturday (November 12), National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo informed that a case of religious conversion of three children in a children’s home has come to notice in NCPCR’s recent investigation in Madhya Pradesh. Kanoongo took to Twitter… Read More
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SUPREME COURT: ‘A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION WILL EMERGE IF FORCED RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS IS NOT STOPPED’
A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli, took serious note of the alleged incidents of religious conversion through ‘deception, allurement and force’. The court remarked that if such proselytising is not stopped, it will pose a danger… Read More
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SUPREME COURT TO HEAR PLEAS CHALLENGING PROVISIONS OF PLACES OF WORSHIP (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT ON FRIDAY
The 1991 provision is an Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947. Read more at: https://zeenews.india.com/india/supreme-court-to-hear-pleas-challenging-provisions-of-places-of-worship-special-provisions-act-on-friday-2490529.html Read More
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SRI RAMA SENE SEEKS RAZING OF ILLEGAL CHURCHES TO END FORCED CONVERSION
Rightwing groups in Karnataka on Friday demanded that all illegal churches be razed down using bulldozers to end forced conversion, a day after the state government promulgated an ordinance banning forced religious conversions in the state. “Every single day, innocent Hindus are being converted as… Read More
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Stop Forced Conversion, People Must Declare Faith Change: RSS
The RSS said that forced religious conversion should stop and those who change their faith should announce it. The organization also said it would welcome the passing of any anti-conversion bill. People who are converted have to announce that they have converted. There are people… Read More
