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Amid the Vizhinjam port controversy, here are other instances where Churches have fuelled protests against developmental projects in India

Jhankar Mohta -
This article discusses how Catholic churches and foreign-funded NGOs have had a role in stalling development projects in India.
News Reports

Hindu organisations halt illegal conversion in Varanasi, pastor Chotelal Jaiswal used to lure people with money to convert to Christianity

OpIndia Staff -
A new case of religious conversion has been reported in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Opinions

In Punjab, a jump from 1.5% to a possible 15% in Christianity raises demographic change worries, the biggest problem being ‘stealth’ conversions

Anurag -
The number of converted Christians is on the rise in Punjab resulting in clashes between Sikhs and Churches.
News Reports

‘Christians under attack’ redux: SC accepts plea moved by scam-tainted Archbishop alleging increased attacks against pastors and churches

OpIndia Staff -
Archbishop Peter Machado moved a plea in SC, trying to revive the 'Christians under attack' bogey weaponised by the Left.
World

Nigeria: ‘Gunmen’ storm Church in Ondo, kill over 50 Christians gathered for Sunday prayers and kidnap priest amid rising Islamic insurgency

OpIndia Staff -
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, in recent times, Nigeria has been fighting the rising Islamic insurgency where armed groups carry out such attacks and hold people for ransom.
News Reports

Odisha: Church in Bhadrak sealed after complaints of forceful conversions of tribals to Christianity, section 144 imposed

OpIndia Staff -
The local administration in Bhadrak, Odisha, received several complaints of local tribals being hustled into embracing Christianity.
News Reports

Hindu family protests on knees outside Tamil Nadu secretariat urging the DMK-led govt to recover property encroached by a Christian pastor

OpIndia Staff -
Gothandaraman, a native of Selayur in Chennai, had given his 8,063 sq. ft property on Strahan’s Road in Otteri to a pastor named John Venkateshan.
Crime

Kerala: Christian priest sentenced to 18 years for sexually assaulting four teenage boys

OpIndia Staff -
A case was registered against the priest in Puthoor under Section 377 (unnatural offences) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, 2012.
News Reports

Clashes erupt in Kerala between two factions after Bishop converts Tiruvananthapuram’s MM church into a cathedral: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday, protests erupted outside the Mateer Memorial Church in the heart of the capital city of Kerala
News Reports

Pope Francis apologises to Indigenous People in Canada after mass graves of children were discovered in Christian schools: Here is everything you need

OpIndia Staff -
Days after meeting the Indigenous leaders of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, Pope Francis tendered an apology
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