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2006-08-07 India-Pakistan

India: Anti-Conversion To Christianity Law Passed

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Posted by Unong Glinenter6792 2006-08-07 11:22|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nearly all of Asia is reverting to more primitive life forms-those that think they can dictate religious belief. Next come the Asian Inquisitions. Wonder how many decades those will last?

Posted by Jules 2006-08-07 12:23|| 2006-08-07 12:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course, the reason the law was passed in the first place was because children and young women were being kidnapped, and *forcibly* converted to Islam before being sold as slaves.

The kidnappers were doing a full court press on them, indoctrinations and beatings, and getting them to sign documents swearing that their conversion wasn't forced.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-07 13:49|| 2006-08-07 13:49|| Front Page Top

#3 The laws ban forcible conversion and conversion influenced by supply of money and food etc.

Posted by john 2006-08-07 17:48|| 2006-08-07 17:48|| Front Page Top

#4 John, you often have good posts-maybe you can link to an article that explains how this only about forced conversions. This article can lead to an entirely different conclusion.

What's the story with the Post Chronicle, Unong?

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-07 18:58|| 2006-08-07 18:58|| Front Page Top

#5 No law can just ban conversions. This would violate the Indian constitution and the Indian supreme court would strike it down.

Several states have laws that ban forcible and induced conversions.

There are groups that will encourage local police to harass missionaries now that they have the law.
They have zero chance of actually getting a convistion, because they would have to prove coercion or monetary inducement but they'll probably still try.

Posted by john 2006-08-07 19:13|| 2006-08-07 19:13|| Front Page Top

#6 This is a pretty old law - dating from 1968.

The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act of 1968 aims to prevent religious conversions by force or allurement.

The amendment passed (requiring 1 months notice) probably violates the Indian constitution. The state governor will probably refuse to sign it (as happened in Rajasthan state) and it still has to survive the Indian supreme court.

Posted by john 2006-08-07 19:17|| 2006-08-07 19:17|| Front Page Top

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