Tag : India government
Father Tom Uzhunnalil title : Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil: Indian Government Flippantly Responds to Criticism Over Failing to Secure Release of Kidnapped Priest
summary : After coming under fire for failing to secure the release of an Indian Catholic priest kidnapped 10 months ago in Yemen by Islamic extremists, government officials in India have defended themselves by saying the priest went to the embattled country "ignoring the central government's orders not to go", even though he'd lived and worked in the country for 14 years.
date : Jan 10, 2017 01:31 PM EST
Being a Christian in India title : Being Christian in India Carries Risk Thanks to Government Policy
summary : Although India’s government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to protect everyone’s religious freedoms in the subcontinent, Hindu extremists have recently carried out persecutions and attacks against Christians. Now Mari Marcel Thekaekara explains what it is like to practice Christianity within that environment.
date : Mar 27, 2015 01:59 PM EDT
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi title : Hindu Zealots Continue Persecution of Christians in India despite PM Modi’s Pledge to Protect Everyone’s Religious Freedoms
summary : Hindu zealots with connections to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have continued their attacks on Christianity in India, leaving many members of the Christian minority feeling besieged.
date : Mar 24, 2015 01:04 PM EDT
Retired Indian Police Officer Julio Ribeiro title : Retired Indian Christian Police Officer Julio Ribeiro Pens Editorial on Why He Feels Threatened In His Native Country
summary : Julio Ribiero, a retired and highly-decorated police officer and Christian who fought terrorist groups in the 1980s in India, now feels threatened in his own country. He expressed his thoughts in a newspaper column on Monday.
date : Mar 17, 2015 11:55 AM EDT