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Indian Churches Protest 'Price Tag' for Christian Conversion

Orissa ordering official permission, fees to change religion

By Anto Akkara, Ecumenical News International, in New Delhi | posted 3/01/2000 12:00AM

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February protests of the Orissa law were covered by The Times of India and The Associated Press.ChristianityToday.com's recent coverage of India includes:Build Bridges, but Fight Fanaticism, India's Churches Told | National Council of Churches in India will also work against strengthening of caste system (Mar. 9, 2000) Arrest made in India murder of missionary Graham Staines | Hindu radical apprehended after one year, but Christians claim state oppression now main problem. (Feb. 2, 2000) Hindus Protest Papal Visit to India | Fundamentalists accuse Christians of 'forced conversions' (Nov. 16, 1999) The Fiery Rise of Hindu Fundamentalism | After a missionary and his two sons are martyred, Christians in India press for greater religious freedom. (Mar. 1, 1999)

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