Tara Guber crafted a new curriculum that eliminated chanting and translated Sanskrit into kid-friendly English for school children in US. But Christian fundamentalists and even some secular parents argued that yoga’s Hindu roots conflicted with Christian teachings and that using it in school might violate the separation of church and state. Read more »
A San Francisco-area pastor who pleaded guilty to helping smuggle young leopard sharks from California to aquariums in Europe and the United States has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Read more »
Christians across the US are told to clear their bookshelves, to send excess Bibles to Bible-less developing countries. Great Crates Shipments of Bibles are packed and ready to go to India next week, reports Mission Network News. Read more »
An idol of Jesus Christ resembling the Buddha meditating under a ‘bodhi’ tree is to be consecrated in a Church prayer hall. The mantra “aum yeshu christuve namaha”, echoing the vedic invocation of the supreme being, has been displayed prominently in the prayer hall. Read more »
Police arrested six Gospel for Asia missionaries for tresspassing at Ardh Kumbh festival. Read more »
Indian-American Christian outfit in the US expressed concern over an anti-conversion Bill passed by Himachal Pradesh, alleging that it was aimed at harassing Christian workers. Read more »
How many Hindus are on the verge of Converting to Christianity? Do you know that Hindus in Christian nations (US, Trinidad, UK etc.) are less likely to convert than Hindus in Traditional Hindu nations (India, Nepal, Mauritius etc.)? Do you know that Hindus in Guyana (count: 320000) are the least evangelized Hindu community in the world? Read more »
The Congress-led government in the state passed the legislation during its four-day winter session held at the newly constructed Vidhan Sabha (State Legislature) in Dharamshala. Read more »
A person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) does not lose his tribal status on conversion, the Supreme Court has said, says our legal correspondent. Read more »
Serious discontent among tribesmen in Tripura due to large-scale conversion to Christianity. Read more »
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