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Controversy erupts as Ukrainian Church bans prayers in Russian Language, Russian Orthodox monks face eviction from Lavra
Ukraine has a sizable population of Russian speakers, particularly in the eastern regions, and the ban may be viewed as discriminatory towards this minority.
Mumbai: Dawood Ibrahim Ansari arrested for vandalising crosses in St Michael’s Church cemetery, but anti-Hindu brigade blames ‘Hindutva’ and BJP govt
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At least 18 tombstones, crosses and other structures at the 400-year-old Church have been vandalised. Ansari was tracked using CCTV footage of the cemetery.
Mumbai: Mount Mary church receives attack threat from Lashkar-e-Taiba, mother of a ‘mentally challenged’ claims her child sent it
The Mount Mary church received another email in which a woman claimed that her 'mentally challenged child' had sent the threat email.
Church priest arrested over forced religious conversion in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
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In October this year, Uttar Pradesh Police lodged an FIR against nine people for alleged forced conversions to Christianity in Meerut.
Kerala: Two Christian groups again clash over which direction to face during prayers, altar of Cathedral in Kochi vandalised ahead of Christmas
Violent clashes erupted at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Kerala's Kochi between two groups of Christian devotees over unified mass
No vandalism at ‘make-shift’ prayer room for Christians in Burari, Delhi Police says
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The police informed that no tenant has been dispossessed and neither was any incident of vandalism, theft, medicolegal intervention or trespassing reported.
Locals protest against illegal church in Gujarat’s Valsad village, had earlier alleged forced religious conversion
Local residents of Karpada village in Valsad, Gujarat, have also questioned the funding received for construction of the church.
Amid the Vizhinjam port controversy, here are other instances where Churches have fuelled protests against developmental projects in India
This article discusses how Catholic churches and foreign-funded NGOs have had a role in stalling development projects in India.
Hindu organisations halt illegal conversion in Varanasi, pastor Chotelal Jaiswal used to lure people with money to convert to Christianity
A new case of religious conversion has been reported in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
In Punjab, a jump from 1.5% to a possible 15% in Christianity raises demographic change worries, the biggest problem being ‘stealth’ conversions
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The number of converted Christians is on the rise in Punjab resulting in clashes between Sikhs and Churches.
