Chhattisgarh Christian Forum chief arrested for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ on Facebook

Chhattisgarh Christian Forum chief arrested for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ on Facebook

[ad_1] An office-bearer of a Christian organisation in Chhattisgarh was arrested for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community through a comment he wrote on a social media post, The Hindu quoted the Raipur Police as saying on Saturday. A first information report was registered against Arun Pannalal, president of the Chhattisgarh Christian Forum, … Read more

Bareilly’s Islamic religious event drops meat from menu, changes dates because of Kanwar Yatra

Bareilly’s Islamic religious event drops meat from menu, changes dates because of Kanwar Yatra

[ad_1] Meat has been removed from the menu of an Islamic religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly in view of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, The Indian Express reported. The organisers said that the decision was taken based on a request by the district administration and the police. The event is the 108th Urs-e-Razvi, a three-day … Read more

India’s anti-conversion laws betray Constitution’s promise of religious freedom

India’s anti-conversion laws betray Constitution’s promise of religious freedom

[ad_1] Free India elected to protect and uphold the right to religious conscience. These incorporated the freedoms to choose, practice and propagate one’s religious faith. This, after searching and sometimes bitter debates in India’s constituent assembly in the shadow of cataclysmic religious riots during India’s partition in 1947. The citizens’ freedom of religion, however, was … Read more