{"id":129096,"date":"2024-05-15T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T12:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=129096"},"modified":"2024-05-15T06:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T10:03:34","slug":"ef-india-the-government-has-used-nationalist-and-religious-extremism-to-raise-false-propaganda-against-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=129096","title":{"rendered":"(EF) India: \u201cThe government has used nationalist and religious extremism to raise false propaganda against Christians\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q. To what extent is it important for the rights of religious minorities and\u00a0religious freedom<\/a>\u00a0what happens in these elections?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A.<\/strong>\u00a0Since the BJP and several extremist organisations have been in power, the situation of Christians and other religious minorities, such as Muslims and Sikhs, has worsened.<\/p>\n

Modi recently inaugurated a Hindu temple, something a religious leader should have done. His figure has been deified in a way, and his image appears as someone who is very religious, very dominant and very strong, but in reality he is very afraid.<\/p>\n

Some have even placed Modi above the Hindu god Rama, creating images and even statues of him. There are temples in honour of Modi. This has never happened before with any prime minister.<\/p>\n

Permits for Christians to receive donations from abroad have been cancelled and we are always accused of buying people to change their religion.\u00a0In Manipur, for example, Christians are very marginalised everywhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The world\u2019s most populated country is in the midst of a key general election. \u201cPeople are afraid that there will be no more elections afterwards\u201d, says an evangelical from India. https:\/\/t.co\/hTGzbHFGV0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Evangelical Focus (@Evan_Focus) May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n