Fears of Christian Persecution Rise in India

The Christianity Today website is reporting today that new concerns of persecution are rising in India since the passage of an "anti-Christian" law. Here's part of the article...

Lawmakers in Himachal Pradesh had introduced the law, which bans “forced” religious conversions. Under the legislation, any person or persons found to “force” or “induce” someone to change his or her religion could be liable for punishment.

Following the implementation of the legislation, there are now concerns over the loose interpretation that could be applied to the law, and particularly that missionaries and Christians in the state, who were preaching the gospel, will now be targeted for persecution, BosNewLife has reported.

These concerns are very warranted given how people tend to either read into language or their belief that Christians should not have a voice.  In America there is talk of new hate crimes laws that have the potential to silence Christians in America who take the bible literally, especially concerning issues like homosexuality. The difference between India and America is that America has a large Christian population and India doesn't.  Please pray for those in India who follow Christ.