Babu ThomasThe government will not withdraw the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill 2011, Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Sunday. At a press conference in Mangalore, Moily said there was a national consensus on the government bringing the bill. The draft bill has been debated at various levels, including the parliamentary …
Dibin SamuelDenying reports that Rev CM Khanna had confessed of converting Muslim youths by inducement, the head of the Amritsar Diocese, Bishop PK Samantaroy, on Tuesday said the Kashmir pastor was framed and sent to prison on flimsy charges. On Saturday, the police in Srinagar arrested Rev Khanna for his alleged involvement in “forceful conversions” …
Dibin Samuel Endorsing what the Church has been claiming since the barbarous 2008 Kandhamal violence, two top Orissa state officials told before a commission of enquiry last week that the violence was planned in ahead. The former revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) Satyabrata Sahu and ex-deputy inspector general (DIG) of south range RP Kotche maintained that …
By: Babu ThomasIt is not differences between religious traditions and social customs that lead to conflicts, but ignorance, says Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.Cardinal Tauran was addressing an inter-religious meet last week at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. “Conflicts arose not because of the differences between traditions and ways …
Half-Yearly Persecution Report 2011 Christian Groups Susceptible to Violence in India “With two – three incidents of violence against the community each week in 2011, Christians in India, continue to face the worst ever persecution in India.” Rev. Dr. Richard Howell, General Secretary, EFI The Evangelical Fellowship of India is deeply concerned at the continued …
The Christian community in the capital this week came in for high praise for its far-ranging contribution to the development of all sections of the society. Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna on Wednesday remarked that the commitment, honesty and dedication of Christians made them “true professionals” in every field they operated. Khanna was speaking at the …