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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
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title : Christian Churches in India Rapidly Growing Despite Surge in Persecution, Says Report
summary : India, a predominantly Hindu nation, sees a rise and growth of megachurches with members “from all walks of life,” according to a report.
date : Oct 27, 2016 10:46 AM EDT
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title : India Christian Bishop Agrees Caste System is 'Poison That Threatens to Destroy India'
summary : "The Dalit (revolt) issue is the single most significant civil rights issue in the world, and maybe in world history," said the Most Rev. Dr. Joseph D'Souza on Friday after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the caste system that has disenfranchised hundred-of-millions of Indians for centuries. The Dalit Uprising began in the Indian state of Gujarat in July.
date : Sep 03, 2016 02:25 PM EDT
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title : Religion Should Be 'Delinked' from Terrorism Says India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
summary : Deeming terrorism as the enemy of humanity, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said during a visit to Saudi Arabia that there was a global need to "delink" religion from such violence. Modi said there can be no distinction between "good" or "bad" terrorism and that it has "no caste, color, creed or religion."
date : Apr 05, 2016 12:29 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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title : India Marks Gandhi’s Assassination Anniversary, but Some Praise His Assassin Instead
summary : People across India paid their respects on the 67th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was shot and killed by an assassin as he walked to a prayer meeting in Delhi. However, some right-wing groups in India have praised Gandhi's assassin instead to mark the occasion.
date : Jan 30, 2015 04:39 PM EST
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