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8 Mahadalits embrace Christianity in Bihar to live dignified life

“It is a fact that eight of them converted to Christianity at Ratanpura village under Sangrampur block in Munger, about 180 km from here, a few days back,” an official said.

Ghar Vapasi & Indian Christians: Left to the Lord

THE single largest proselytiser is the Indian state which, by defining Hindus as those who do not belong to one of the minority religions, declared everyone else Hindu.

VHP ‘converts’ 30 Christians in ‘ghar vapsi’ in Kerala

AMIDST raging controversy over conversion in the country, a batch of 30 people belonging to eight families of dalit Christians were "recoverted" to Hinduism under the auspices of Vishwa Hindu Parishad in the district on Sunday.

How Bajrang Dal ‘reconverted’ 57 Muslim families in Agra!

THE ghar wapsi ceremony, the "return to home" as the fundamentalists call it, was held in Agra on this past December 8, and it is only the last such of a series that have taken place in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

310 Christians ‘reconverted’ to Hinduism in UP

Christians in the district of Jaunpur in India's Uttar Pradesh state have been targeted by Hindu extremists who have reportedly "reconverted" 310 Christians back to Hinduism. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) told AsiaNews that the incident occurred on October 26 and has become a trend among Christian regions in Uttar Pradesh. They reported that the Hindu groups have termed this ritual "returning home," and this has been the third case in less than two months. About 30 families were part of the reconversion, and each of these families had previously renounced Hinduism in the past four years. Local police reported their turn to Christianity had stirred up Hindu organizations in the region. This incident occurred close to Diwali, India's most popular Hindu holiday. AsiaNews reports that the Hindu organizations used this holiday to organize a conversion ceremony where they would "sacrifice" Bibles and recite Hindu prayers to complete the "returning home" ritual. Each Chrsitan also received a copy of the Bhagavad Gita from Hindu priests. "Freedom of religion is our constitutional right. The underhanded methods used to reconvert innocent Christians to Hinduism are dangerous. The GCIC is concerned about the insecurity experienced by vulnerable Christian families. In Uttar Pradesh Hindu radicals using veiled threats to intimidate minority communities," Sajan George, president of the GCIC said to AsiaNews. The GCIC has previously pointed out that Hindu nationalism has been on the rise since President Narendra Modi was elected in June 2014, and the groups have acted violently toward Christians and other minorities. It is reported that more than 600 attacks have occurred on both Muslims and Christians on the first 100 days of the new government. Hindu fundamentalists groups have targeted Christians and churches, mostly in the Uttar Pradesh state.

Church turned into ‘temple’ after 72 Valmikis reconvert to Hinduism

A church with a cross in it that belonged to the 7th Day Adventists overnight turned into a temple adorned with a portrait of Shiva after what some Hindu groups in Aligarh termed the "successful ghar wapasi" (reconversion) of 72 Valmikis who had become Christians in 1995.
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