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    EFI Youth Commission Research Report

    One cannot over emphasize on the importance of young people in the Church. In India this importance becomes even more augmented because of our demographics. India is a young nation; every third person in our cities today is a young person. The Church in India too reflects this reality and we as a Church, cannot

    Persecution Watch, Sept. 13, 2015

    Church worship service disrupted. Pastor asked to leave house at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh August 2, 2015: Hindu extremists disrupted Sunday worship at a local house Church in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh on August 2, 2015. Pastor Nandlal stays in a rented accommodation at Ghazipur and leads a house Church. While the Sunday service was going on,

    Persecution Watch, August 21, 2015

    Christian couple killed by security forces in Kandhamal, Orissa A Christian couple was killed allegedly by the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) security forces in Kandhamal on July 26, 2015. The couple, Dubeshwar (Duba) Nayak (45 years) and his wife Budi (Bhubudi) Nayak had gone uphill with three more people to the top of Dudimaha

    Persecution Watch, April 18, 2015

    Church Vandalized, Statues Damaged in Uttar Pradesh In the wee hours of April 16, unidentified miscreants damaged four statues of Mother Mary and wrapped a dog chain around one of the broken statues in Pratabpura, Rakabganj, Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal. According to our correspondent in Agra, the attack against the 90 year

    Persecution Watch, March 27, 2015

    Man lost Job for Being a Christian in Haryana A Christian lost his job after alleged Hindu extremists submitted a complaint against him of forceful conversion in Farmana, Rohtak. The incident took place on the morning of March 9 when the Hindu extremists’ mob surrounded the Primary Health Center and accused a Christian, Mukesh, of

    EFI joins global dismay over denigration of Mother Teresa

    Mother Teresa, Bharat Ratna and Nobel Laureate, is a global icon, beloved of the people irrespective of their age, gender, race and religion. It is a matter of great satisfaction to the Christian community in India that the billion-strong Hindu community of the country and the Indian diaspora have collectively denounced the political attempt to