Does persecution of Christians continue in India?
In the past 10 years the persecution has really grown. People are beaten badly, their huts are being burned, and they are forced to leave the areas where they are preaching. Church buildings have been demolished, and even some preachers have been killed. In practice, the caste system is very strong in India. Fifteen percenthigh-caste people, Brahmansare controlling our government, our judicial system. They are in the positions of power, and low-caste people remain low-caste. Christianity attracts these low-caste people. It becomes a way out of the caste system. The persecution comes mostly from the Hindu extremist groups. They are against conversion. They are against Christian missionaries. Isnt there a guarantee of freedom of religion in the Indian constitution? Yes. But those states governed by the Indian Peoples Party (a Hindu legalistic party) have made an anticonversion law; if someone wants to change his faith he must go through a long, red-tape procedure. He must get permission
