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NCC calls for creation of inter-religious mechanism to facilitate religious harmony | The National Christian Council has once again called for the creation of an inter-religious mechanism to deal with issues of contention and to facilitate religious harmony and goodwill in the country.—Daily News, Sri Lanka (Jul 28, 2004)

Twenty-one petitions challenging prohibition of forcible conversions bill, filed | A total of 21 petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion an Anti-Conversion Bill filed before the Supreme Court yesterday which was the last day for challenging the Bill.—Daily News, Sri Lanka (Jul 27, 2004)

Special Catholic media programs on Anti-Conversion Bill | A special Catholic half hour program will be broadcast on the English service of the SLBC on July 25 at 8 p.m. on the proposed Anti-Concession Bill.—Daily News, Sri Lanka (Jul 22, 2004)

Diocese concerned over Anti Conversion Bill | The Presbyterium of the Diocese of Chilaw, presided over by Bishop of Chilaw, Rt.Rev Frank Marcus Fernando, expresses its serious concern over the Bill entitled "Prohibition of Forcible Religious Conversion Bill" presented by the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) as a private members' bill, and a draft Act presented to the Cabinet by Minister, Rathnasiri Wickramanayake in June 2004 entitled 'Act for Protection of Religious Freedom' as a Government Bill.—Daily News, Sri Lanka (Jul 14, 2004)

'Anti conversion legislation equivalent to PTA' | Secretary General of the Liberal Party Kamal Nissanka in a press release states that the anti conversion legislation is an equivalent to the Prevention of Terrorism Act and urges the parliamentarians not to support the bill.—Daily News, Sri Lanka (Jul 13, 2004)

Mahanayake tells Ranil: Govt. and opposition must unite | The Most Ven. Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Chapter told Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday that the government and the Opposition should set aside all political differences and arrive at a common understanding to resolve the national question that had bedeviled the country for over two decades.—Daily News, Sri Lanka (Jul 8, 2004)

More Christianity Today articles on religious tensions in Sri Lanka include:

Anti-Conversion Conspiracy | Buddhist nationalists in Sri Lanka step up violence against churches. (April 26, 2004)

Renewed Attacks on Christians | Christians continue to suffer in Sri Lanka. (Nov. 19, 2003)

The Joy of Suffering in Sri Lanka | How Christians thrive in the land where ethnic and religious strife is always just around the corner. (Sept. 29, 2003)

A Man of Peace | While other monks march against peace, this fierce-looking cleric seeks accord. (Sept. 29, 2003)

Being the Leaven | Why only a handful of Sri Lankan Christians wage peace via the difficult political process. (Sept. 29, 2003)

Indigenous and Evangelistic | Isolated from the infusion of foreign missionaries by Sri Lankan laws, the island's church knows that to survive, it must focus on evangelism. (Sept. 29, 2003)

Violence Erupts in Sri Lanka as Churches Look to New PM to Bring Peace | The island nation reels from an ethnic conflict which has claimed more than 64,000 lives since 1983 (Dec. 19, 2001)

The Hard-Won Lessons of Terror and Persecution | Overseas Christians reflect on painful experiences (Sept. 26, 2001)

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September 2004, Vol. 48, No. 9