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Two Kerala priests arrested in Bihar for illegally converting people to Christianity

OpIndia Staff - 7 November, 2021

A conversion racket has been busted in Supaul district of Bihar where two pastors from Kerala were caught luring poor people to Christianity on Saturday.

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Kerala: Dalit man assaulted for refusing to convert to Christianity after marriage

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2021

Reportedly, Mithun Krishna, a Dalit married Deepthi (Christian) on October 29. However, two days later on October 31, Deepthi’s brother, who is a doctor by profession, assaulted Krishna for not converting to Christianity.

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Sikhs in Afghanistan under the Taliban have two options to remain alive, convert to Islam or flee the country

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

According to a report by International Forum for Rights and Security, if Sikhs in Afghanistan don't convert to Islam, they will be killed by the Taliban

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Jains in Karnataka’s Belagavi take out protest march against religious conversions, urge state govt to pass anti-conversion law

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

Jain organisations in Belagavi have urged the Karnataka state government to introduce an anti-conversion law to stop rampant religious conversions.

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Bhopal: Female employees accuse charitable trust of sacking them for refusing to distribute Bible, organisation refutes allegations

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2021

3 female employees of CFI charitable trust in Bhopal claim they were sacked for refusing to propagate Christianity and distribute Bible

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Karnataka: Pastor Somu allegedly tries to convert Vishvanath, he files complaint instead, what happened next will blow your mind

OpIndia Staff - 18 October, 2021

Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad sang bhajans inside a makeshift church in the Hubbali area in Karnataka.

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Illegal Islamic conversion racket in India had received Rs 150 crore in foreign funding, reveals Uttar Pradesh ATS

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2021

The conversion racket run by Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui had received Rs 150 crore from Gulf countries Bahrain, Britain, Turkey and others

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Karnataka: Govt to survey official and non-official Christian missionaries, takes first step to curb illegal conversions

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2021

BJP MLA Goolihatti Shekhar who was in news recently for raising the issue of rampant conversions in the assembly said that 40 per cent of the churches operating in the state are not officially recognised.

Political History of India

No faith in Lord Ram, Krishna, to no Pind Daan and no puja by Brahmins: The ‘Great Conversion’ and 22 vows of Ambedkar

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2021

The Great Conversion or Dharma Deeksha took place in Nagpur on October 14. Dr Ambedkar took 22 vows while converting to Buddhism.

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Punjab Christian missionaries menace: Concerns raised over how Dalit Sikhs are lured to Christianity and their lack of representation in Sikh body

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2021

Dalits and Minorities Organisation Punjab head Dr Kashmir Singh opined that to counter the menace of missionaries in the Dalit Sikh community, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) should include the Dalit community.

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