Delhi, October 12 (Compass) — Residents of Gurandi village, Orissa, dug up the body of a Catholic man on October 4, 2004, and ceremonially “reconverted” him to Hinduism, along with the living members of his family. The incident was triggered when Bala Tulasiga, a 35-year-old Catholic convert, was buried in a Hindu cemetery. Purna Chandra […]
India: Hindu ‘reconversions’ continue in Orissa
Delhi, October 22 (Compass) — At least 336 tribal Christians were “reconverted” to Hinduism on October 17 in a mass ceremony organized by the World Hindu Council in Orissa, India. The ceremony took place in the remote village of Baridia in Sundargarh district, about 280 miles west of Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Orissa. Those […]
Debate continues on Sri Lanka anti-conversion law – Buddhist monks lobby for international support of controversial bill
Dublin, September 13 (Compass) — Buddhist monks from the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party have launched an international campaign to win support for a proposed anti-conversion bill in Sri Lanka. The monks have met with representatives at the United States, United Kingdom, Canadian, Indian, Australian, French and German embassies in Sri Lanka, according to local […]
Bihar and Orissa: Christians return to Hinduism
Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) — Terming it a “return home,” the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) re-converted 55 Dalits to Hinduism after a religious ritual in a Bihar village. Eight families of these socially marginalized sections who had earlier embraced Christianity underwent purification rites in Chandarpur village of Samastipur district Tuesday in a ‘yagna’ organised by […]
Geneva: LWF President Urges Lutherans to Overcome ‘Genetic Resistance’ to Sharing Their Faith
Geneva, 2 September 2004 (LWI) – In a press conference following his Address to the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council, LWF President, Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson said that, while evangelical Christians were happy to talk about the experience of God in their life, Lutherans seemed to be “genetically resistant” to the public expression of […]