{"id":102660,"date":"2026-08-25T00:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102660"},"modified":"2026-08-25T00:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T00:03:05","slug":"uk-pastor-booked-on-bizarre-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/uk-pastor-booked-on-bizarre-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastore britannico denunciato con accuse bizzarre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Authorities charged a British Christian leader of Indian descent in Pune, Maharashtra, India, for allegedly attempting to illegally convert Hindus to Christianity under a law that has yet to come into effect. The Pune police filed the chargesheet on Aug. 7 under the anti-conversion law known as \u201cThe Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026,\u201d but the law won\u2019t come into effect until the end of August. The police realized their blunder and are now trying to pursue the case under\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\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The police realized their blunder and are now trying to pursue the case under\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":102659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79624,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/aceh-pastor-arrested-for-insulting-islam\/","url_meta":{"origin":102660,"position":0},"title":"Aceh Pastor Arrested for \u2018Insulting Islam\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An Acehnese pastor, Dedi Saputra, has been detained by investigators with the Aceh Regional Police. 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