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- One of India’s Most Christian States Legalized Gambling. Church Leaders Said No.Meghalaya’s decision to open casinos brings together faith groups and social organizations against the government.Surinder Kaur|
- Orissa’s Christian Widows Struggle to SurviveNearly 15 years after a brutal massacre, victims struggle to overcome trauma and poverty.Surinder Kaur|
- What South Asian Christians Do During DiwaliFestival of Lights marking the Hindu new year brings invitations to Jesus followers in India, Nepal, and neighboring nations.Surinder Kaur|
- Save the Girl: India’s Christians Lead Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs on Ending GendercideWith 9 million girls “missing” due to sex-selective abortions over the past two decades, Pew report examines changes in “son preference” or “daughter aversion” among India’s biggest faiths.Surinder Kaur|
- Father Stan Swamy: Courageous Indian Priest Accused of TerrorismHe fought the government over how it treated its most vulnerable. They hit back.Surinder Kaur|
- Indian National Day of Prayer Raises Tricolor and Red FlagsHundreds of churches bless the world’s largest democracy as India celebrates 75 years of independence amid its many growing pains.Surinder Kaur|
- Dalit Christians Fill the Indian Church’s Pews. Not Its Pulpits.Persistent caste discrimination holds believers from India’s most vulnerable community back.Surinder Kaur|
- Indian Christian Day Uses Martyrdom of Apostle Thomas to Unite the DiasporaOne in five Indian Americans is now Christian. But they remain divided by language, doctrine, and generation.Sam George|
- Sri Lanka Mulls Banning Burqas and Closing 1,000 MadrassasLocal evangelical alliance favors religious freedom for Muslim women in majority-Buddhist island nation.Bharatha Mallawarachi - The Associated Press|
- Sri Lanka’s Christian Refugees Displaced by Retaliation ThreatsPakistani asylum seekers in Negombo fled terrorist attacks in their home country, only to fear retribution for more deadly violence in their place of refuge.Kate Shellnutt|
