NEW DELHI, India — Christians are speaking out against an ordinance recently approved by the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu making religious conversion illegal. The ordinance makes conversion by force or enticement illegal, but Christians in the state of 40 million people are concerned with the possible legal ramifications the new law might have on their efforts.
Gospel for Asia, a ministry that sponsors missionary work in India, reported that several incidents of anti-Christian violence have been perpetrated against its workers by both civilians and police during August and September.
While the government claims that the ordinance is meant to protect the poor and naive, the NCCI said it will have a crippling effect on their relief efforts to the impoverished in their regions.
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