India's Supreme Court Sets Stage for Landmark Review of Anti-Conversion Laws
India's Supreme Court has set the stage for a constitutional review of anti-conversion laws across 12 states, as Christian bodies mount parallel legal challenges to legislation they say has been systematically weaponized against religious minorities. The laws, ostensibly designed to prevent 'forced conversions,' have been used to harass pastors, disrupt worship services, and imprison believers for sharing their faith. The landmark case could determine the future of religious freedom for India's estimated 30 million Christians.
Read Full Story at Christian PostPeter and the other apostles replied: 'We must obey God rather than human beings!'
— Acts 5:29
The apostles faced their own 'anti-conversion laws' — orders from the Sanhedrin to stop preaching Christ. Their response was not defiance for its own sake but faithfulness to a higher authority. Indian Christians who share their faith despite legal persecution walk in the same apostolic tradition.