Christians in India fear that tighter laws target them

Those going to church on Sunday in Mumbai will take part in an uneasy new ritual before the service. They will sign a form declaring that they are attending the service voluntarily and are not being forced to go to church or convert to Christianity. Around 4,000 churches in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have decided to collect such “consent forms” to protect themselves ahead of an upcoming anti-conversion law that criminalises alleged forced conversio...

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