{"id":69646,"date":"2025-12-14T22:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=69646"},"modified":"2025-12-14T22:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:05:14","slug":"punjab-organization-pushes-for-anti-conversion-law-citing-growing-christian-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/punjab-organization-pushes-for-anti-conversion-law-citing-growing-christian-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Un'organizzazione del Punjab spinge per una legge anti-conversione citando la crescente popolazione cristiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Punjab Bachao Andolan on Nov. 12 announced plans to pursue legal measures against large-scale \u201cillegal\u201d conversions using \u201cmiracle cures\u201d being done by Christian missionaries in the northern state of Punjab, India.\u00a0 According to media reports, the Punjab Bachao Andolan (PBA) or Save Punjab Movement, a newly formed organization in the state, alleged that authorities are not enforcing existing laws regarding \u201cmiracle cures\u201d and missionary visas, and therefore, there is a need for an anti-conversion law in Punjab.\u00a0 Addressing the\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? 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>The Punjab Bachao Andolan on Nov. 12 announced plans to pursue legal measures against large-scale \u201cillegal\u201d conversions using \u201cmiracle cures\u201d being done by Christian missionaries in the northern state of Punjab, India.\u00a0 According to media reports, the Punjab Bachao Andolan (PBA) or Save Punjab Movement, a newly formed organization in the state, alleged that authorities are not enforcing existing laws regarding \u201cmiracle cures\u201d and missionary visas, and therefore, there is a need for an anti-conversion law in Punjab.\u00a0 Addressing the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":69645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-69646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79244,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pakistani-statesman-introduces-bill-to-protect-christian-and-religious-minorities\/","url_meta":{"origin":69646,"position":0},"title":"Pakistani Statesman Introduces Bill to Protect Christian and Religious Minorities","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Marzo 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Christian legislator in Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province has introduced a bill to protect the property of religious minorities, including Christians. 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