{"id":59498,"date":"2025-08-22T02:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=59498"},"modified":"2025-08-22T02:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:40:02","slug":"goas-chief-minister-calls-for-anti-conversion-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/goas-chief-minister-calls-for-anti-conversion-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Goas Chief Minister fordert Anti-Bekehrungsgesetz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>8\/4\/2025 India (International Christian Concern) \u2014 The chief minister of Goa called for an anti-conversion law to address what he described as an issue of forced conversions in the state. Such laws have been criticized for their impact on Christians and other religious minorities. Pramod Sawant told the state assembly it was time for an anti-conversion law. He suggested that Goa follow states like Uttar Pradesh to counter alleged instances of forced conversions. Sawant made this proposal during the monsoon\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8\/4\/2025 India (International Christian Concern) \u2014 The chief minister of Goa called for an anti-conversion law to address what he described as an issue of forced conversions in the state. Such laws have been criticized for their impact on Christians and other religious minorities. Pramod Sawant told the state assembly it was time for an anti-conversion law. He suggested that Goa follow states like Uttar Pradesh to counter alleged instances of forced conversions. Sawant made this proposal during the monsoon\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":61787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-59498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79547,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/indian-state-of-bihar-considering-anti-conversion-legislation\/","url_meta":{"origin":59498,"position":0},"title":"Indian State of Bihar Considering Anti-Conversion Legislation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The government in the North Indian state of Bihar recently announced a plan to review the anti-conversion laws of other states and, if required, implement one in Bihar as well. 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