{"id":66547,"date":"2025-11-05T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=66547"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:21:15","slug":"religious-freedom-advocates-challenge-revival-of-dormant-anti-conversion-law-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/religious-freedom-advocates-challenge-revival-of-dormant-anti-conversion-law-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Defensores de la libertad religiosa desaf\u00edan la reactivaci\u00f3n de una ley inactiva contra la conversi\u00f3n en la India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>India (International Christian Concern) \u2014 The All-India Catholic Union (AICU) wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, expressing its objection to the revival of the dormant 1978 anti-conversion law known as the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA).\u00a0 The AICU called the revival \u201ca threat to the constitutional right to freedom of religion and personal liberty.\u201d The Catholic Union appealed to the government to \u201cimmediately repeal the Act in the interest of peace, harmony, and religious coexistence\u201d\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\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/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>India (International Christian Concern) \u2014 The All-India Catholic Union (AICU) wrote to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, expressing its objection to the revival of the dormant 1978 anti-conversion law known as the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA).\u00a0 The AICU called the revival \u201ca threat to the constitutional right to freedom of religion and personal liberty.\u201d The Catholic Union appealed to the government to \u201cimmediately repeal the Act in the interest of peace, harmony, and religious coexistence\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-66547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77688,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/indias-bishops-elect-first-dalit-president-demand-end-to-conversion-laws\/","url_meta":{"origin":66547,"position":0},"title":"India\u2019s bishops elect first Dalit president, demand end to conversion laws","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"abril 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cardinal Anthony Poola has been elected president of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of India (CBCI), becoming the first Dalit \u2014 a member of India\u2019s historically marginalized \u201cuntouchable\u201d castes \u2014 to lead the nation\u2019s bishops.The election took place during the CBCI\u2019s General Body Meeting, held Feb. 4\u201310 at St. John\u2019s National Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore, according to a Feb. 10 press release from the bishops\u2019 conference.In a statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting, the bishops called for\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"India\u2019s bishops elect first Dalit president, demand end to conversion laws","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Indias-bishops-elect-first-Dalit-president-demand-end-to-conversion-laws.jpg?fit=600%2C670&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Indias-bishops-elect-first-Dalit-president-demand-end-to-conversion-laws.jpg?fit=600%2C670&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Indias-bishops-elect-first-Dalit-president-demand-end-to-conversion-laws.jpg?fit=600%2C670&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21893,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catholic-church-to-european-union-fight-against-anti-christian-hate\/","url_meta":{"origin":66547,"position":1},"title":"Catholic Church to European Union: Fight against anti-Christian hate","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"diciembre 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The flag of the European Union flying in Rome. \/ Credit: Bohumil Petrik\/CNA Madrid, Spain, Dec 10, 2024 \/ 13:30 pm (CNA). 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