Indien i KirkenUpdate
[2008] - [2009] - [2010] - [2011] - [2012] - [2013] - [2014] - [2015] - [2016] - [2017]
10-07-2018 - 16 kristne arresteret under Jharkhands
"anti-conversion law"
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, 16 more Christians detained under
Jharkhand's 'anti-conversion law'
A group of 16 Indian
tribal Christians who visited another tribal family in the
eastern state of Jharkhand to talk to them about Christianity are
in police custody after the local village head accused them of
"conversion by inducement"..Last year, Jharkhand became the
seventh Indian state to introduce a so-called "anti-conversion
law". Although ostensibly aimed at preventing "forced
conversions", in reality such laws are often used to prevent all
conversions Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien - 
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
03-05-2018 - Præst myrdet. Af maoister eller
hinduer?
Religionskonflikt
, Pentecostal Church Pastor Kidnapped,
Beheaded by Masked Gunmen in Indi
The body of a
46-year-old Pentecostal pastor, with his head severed, was found
next to his vehicle that had been set on fire in the eastern
state of Jharkhand. While extreme Marxists appear to have claimed
responsibility, some local Christians believe the killers were
mobilized by right-wing Hindus. Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
29-03-2018 - Langfredag genindført som
helligdag
Religionskonflikt
, Engelsk
Widespread protests have
forced the government in Christian-majority Meghalaya State in
north-east India to restore the Good Friday holiday. The
coalition government, to which the Hindu nationalist BJP is a
partner, had declared in a circular that Good Friday would be a
normal "working day", but the move was withdrawn on Tuesday, 27
March. Læs mere - [World Watch
Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
29-03-2018 - Dåb voldelig afbrudt af hinduer
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Baptism service violently halted by Hindu
mob claiming 'forced convers
Around 20 Hindu extremists
in saffron-coloured clothes barged inside a church in eastern
India's Uttar Pradesh state yesterday (28 March), violently
assaulting the pastor and two church members. Shouting in
extremely offensive language, they entered the Evangelical
Churches of India (ECI) building in the Fatehpur district of the
city, and bolted it from the inside... Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
12-03-2018 - Hinduer hærger 5 kirker og
kirkegængere med politimands deltagelse
Religionskonflikt
, Indian policeman joins 50-strong Hindu
mob's attack on churches
Hindu mob raided five churches
in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu yesterday (11 March),
attacking and abusing Christians as they worshipped. Several
women were stripped and beaten. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
The attackers, who according to witnesses were accompanied by a
state-provided police officer, were part of Hindu Munnani, a
Tamil Nadu-based organisation formed to defend Hinduism.[A longer
report with very unpleasant details]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
05-03-2018 - Hårdt sårede kristne efter
hindu-angreb
Religionskonflikt
, Six Christians injured following Hindu
attack over baby's burial
Six Christians were badly
injured and a house torched in an attack by Hindu extremists in
the eastern Indian state of Odisha, following the death and
burial of a Christian baby. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
02-03-2018 - Fra én til 50 tilfælde af
forfølgelse/angreb om året
Religionskonflikt
, Tamil Nadu continues to lead the way in
violent attacks on Christians
After a year in which hate
crimes against Indian Christians happened at a rate of almost one
verified incident per day, the state which registered the most
incidents in 2017 (over 50) - Tamil Nadu - continues to see
outbreaks of violence. In the first two months of 2018, the
United Christian Forum has already counted nine incidents in the
southern state, including the mysterious death of Pastor in
Kanchipuram District. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
25-12-2017 - Jul i Indien - sikkerhedsforanstaltninger
øges
Religionskonflikt
, India tightens Christmas security after
Christians attacked
Christians and others in India
celebrated Christmas despite fears of an anti-Christian backlash
in some parts of the predominantly Hindu country. Læs
mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
26-10-2017 - 10 protestantiske, pentakostale kirker tvunget
lukket i Indien
Religionskonflikt
, Tamil Nadu authorities stop worship in ten
Protestant churches
State authorities of Tamil Nadu have
ordered ten Protestant churches in Coimbatore District to
discontinue worship services, this according to Rev Johnson
Sathyanathan, president of the local Synod Pentecostal Churches.
Læs mere - [AsiaNews.it]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
03-08-2017 - Endnu en indisk stat ventes at indføre
anti-konversionslov
Religionskonflikt
, Another state expected to pass
'anti-conversion law'
The eastern Indian state of
Jharkhand has cleared the draft of an "anti-conversion bill" that
could mean four-year prison sentences and 100,000 rupee fines
(US$1,500) for those found to have forced another person to
change religions, reports The New Indian Express. If what has
been dubbed the "Religious Freedom Bill 2017" is passed,
Jharkhand will become the latest state to have an
"anti-conversion law", alongside Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
26-06-2017 - Indien, Saudi og Pakistan i top mht pres
på religionsfriheden
Religionskonflikt
, 'Change your image of India from a nice
backpacking trip to Taj Mahal!
India, Saudi Arabia and
Pakistan top the list of countries where religious freedom is
under pressure, according to the Annual Interim Report 2017 of
the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or
Belief and Religious Tolerance's, presented in Brussels last
week. "Forget the image of a nice backpacking trip [.] Læs
mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Kovind's potential appointment as the next Indian President will
worry religious minorities, after he said that "Islam and
Christianity are alien to the nation".
Indien -
Flere
Til top på siden
05-09-2016 - Mother Teresa - helgenkåret - ikke uden
modsigelse
Kirkens liv
MotherTeresaMother Teresa, What Mother
Teresa's canonization means to the people of India
It's
a great moment of joy and satisfaction for the Christians in
India and also as a nation for the society in India, that one of
our citizens and one of us is being greatly honored by respective
bodies in the world. For example, starting with the most valued
honor given to Mother Teresa when she was living: "Bharat Ratna"
that means, the "Jewel of India." (editors note: She received the
title in March 1980). [KirkenUpdate's editor: Mother Thereses
canonization meets critique as well: Mother
Teres was no saint. - But read what archbishop of India says
about the meaning of her canonization for India: Læs mere - [Patheos]
Indien -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
21-04-2016 - Præst og hans gravide kone angrebet af
militante hinduer
Religionskonflikt
Indian pastor and pregnant wife
attacked by militant Hindus
An Indian pastor and his
pregnant wife were assaulted and their church set on fire on
Sunday evening (17 April) after they refused to praise a Hindu
god. Pastor Dinbanhu Sameli, 30, and his wife, Meena, 26, seven
months pregnant, lead a church in the troubled Bastar district
of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
20-03-2016 - Indien nægter indrejsevisa til
"advokater" for religionsfrihed
Religionskonflikt
India's refusal to grant religious freedom visas a 'missed
opportunity
India is making a mistake in refusing to
issue visas to a U.S. international religious freedom
organization, said religious liberty advocates and experts
specializing in the South Asian country. "This is a missed
opportunity for India and for religious freedom. We had hoped to
travel there for some time because of the growing concerns about
religious freedom in India. We wanted to go there and assess the
situation and learn the facts on the ground," said Katrina Lantos
Swett, president of the U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom. Læs mere - [Patheos]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
13-10-2015 - Hinduiseringstrategi - stat for stat
Religionskonflikt
Special Report: Battling for India's
soul, state by state
An ascendant Hindu nationalist group
wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a
nation of Hindus, and is pushing some of them to convert. An
election in the volatile state of West Bengal has become a prime
target in its game plan. The group's strategy: To spread its
Hindu-first ideology to all corners of India by propelling the
ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power in as many
states as possible. Læs
mere - [Reuters]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
11-09-2015 - Religionsfrihedslove = antikonversions love
indføres i 6 stater
Religionskonflikt - konversionsspørgsmål
, Sixth Indian state seeks to adopt
'Anti-Conversion Law'
A sixth Indian state is debating
the introduction of an "Anti-Conversion Law". Maharashtra would
follow Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gujarat and Himachal
Pradesh in implementing a Freedom of Religion Act, which seems
harmless in name, but in practice discourages evangelism, as
Vishal Arora reports in the video below. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
20-08-2015 - Kristent ægtepar skudt. Mørke
minder vækkes i Odissa-staten
Religionskonflikt
, Kandhamal couple's shooting evokes darkest
memories for India's Christ
The alleged murder of
Dhubaleswar (50) and Bhubudi (45) Nayak took place in the
Kandhamal district, infamous as the scene of the worst
persecution of Christians in India's history.
Exactly seven
years ago, in August 2008, scores of Christians were killed by
Hindu mobs demanding they convert or be killed. Three hundred
churches and 6,000 Christian homes were looted and burnt down,
rendering 56,000 Christians homeless.
Since then, the local
Christian community has struggled to receive adequate
compensation from the government, which has been a source of much
contention. In June 2103, for instance, according to The Hindu,
a report recommended that the Odisha State government "take
immediate measures to adequately rehabilitate and resettle the
victim-survivors of the Kandhamal violence". Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
27-05-2015 - Øget pres på og
forfølgelse af kristne i Indien
Religionskonflikt
, India's Christians concerned about growing
attacks on religious minori
The attacks have come against
a background of fear, triggered by Hindus in Modi's party, that
Christians are increasing their efforts to proselytize -
especially in schools. What is not widely understood outside of
India is that these Christian schools are largely Hindu. Læs mere - [Washington Post]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
19-03-2015 - Indiske skolebøger skal
værdi-baseres på hinduismen
Religionskonflikt
, India's new school textbooks favor Hindu
nationalist themes
He said he saw no problem with
assigning a Hindu holy book in classrooms that comprise Muslim
and Christian students, too. "What does the Gita teach? That we
are all one, we should all be honest," said Batra. "Unlike the
Quran or the Bible, nowhere does it say you have to worship only
one god." Læs mere - [Washington
Post]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
19-03-2015 - 600 overgreb - 149 mod kristne, resten mod
muslimer - i Indien
Religionskonflikt
, Delhi Protest Marks Modi's Three Hundred
Days in Power- Report on hate
The rape of a 70 year old
Nun in West Bengal in an attack ona convent and school in
February 2015 sent shockwaves throughout India, and the world.
"Protect not just Cows, but human beings also," said Cardinal
Baselios Cleemis, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference.
At least 43deaths in over 600 cases of violence, 149 targeting
Christians and the rest Muslims, have taken place in 2014 in
India till March this year, marking 300 days of the National
Development Alliance government of Mr. Narendra Modi Læs mere - [South Asia Citizens
Web]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
13-03-2015 - Forbud mod spisning af oksekød rammer
dalitter hårdest
Religionskonflikt
Indian beef ban hits 'untouchable' Dalits
hardest
The west Indian state of Maharashtra, run by the
Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), caused a
commotion last week when it received Federal approval to enforce
a total ban on the slaughter of cattle, and to punish those found
eating, or even in possession of, beef... So this BJP-led move
has been seen as a particular blow for the country's beleaguered
Dalits, India's so-called 'untouchables'. 'Dalit' ("trampled
upon" in the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit) refers, under the
social hierarchy 'caste' system still operating there, to those
in the lowest social grouping. About 80% of all Christians in
India are of Dalit or tribal communities, according to Operation
World (2010). Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
04-03-2015 - Evangelister arresteret og udsat for tortur
af indisk politi
Religionskonflikt
, Indian police beat Christian evangelists
Twenty Christian men on an evangelical mission in
north-western India last week were illegally detained and
tortured by police, according to a human rights group which
intervened to force their release. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
24-02-2015 - Indisk parlamentsmedlem kritiserer Mother
Teresa for missionsbagtanker
Religionskonflikt
MotherTeresaMother Teresa, Indian Hindu
leader's criticism of Mother Teresa adds to religious...
Just days after the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi,
assured church leaders that his government would ensure the right
of every citizen to "retain or adopt" any religion, the country's
foremost Hindu nationalist leader questioned the work of
Christian missionaries by accusing Mother Teresa of having served
the poor in order to persuade them to become Christians Læs mere - [The Guardian]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
18-02-2015 - Kristne demonstranter arrestet i New
Delphi
Religionskonflikt
, NEW DELHI POLICE ARREST CHRISTIAN
PROTESTERS
During their brief march, protestors held
cards saying things like "Enough is Enough, what are police
doing?" and "I am proud to be an Indian Christian." However,
things were cut short when the police arrived to arrest dozens
of the demonstrators, using a law called Section 144, which
prevents gatherings of any kind, and pulling them onto buses to
detain. Læs mere - [World Relgion News]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
18-02-2015 - Indiens Modi garanterer religionsfrihed og ret
til omvendelse, men..
Religionskonflikt
India's Modi breaks silence on
protecting minorities, but urged to..
Critics of Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi were 'pleasantly surprised' by his
unequivocal assertion of the right to freedom of religion while
addressing a major church event in New Delhi on February 17,
ending his silence on a recent spate of anti-Christian violence
and propaganda. Læs mere - [World Watch
Monitor]
However, while hailing Modi's stand, the mood among Christians,
secular activists and media remains unanimously to urge Modi to
'walk the talk'. Modi's federal government is led by his
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), known for espousing a Hindu
nationalist agenda.
"My government will ensure that there is complete freedom of
faith and that everyone has the undeniable right to retain or
adopt the religion of his or her choice without coercion or undue
influence," asserted Modi, addressing a predominantly Catholic
gathering.
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
12-12-2014 - Hindu-præst vil konvertere 100-vis af
muslimer og kristne til jul
Konversion
, Hindu Priest Vows To Convert Muslims,
Christians On Christmas Day
A Hindu
priest-turned-lawmaker vowed on Friday to convert hundreds of
Muslims and Christians to Hinduism on Christmas Day, despite a
police investigation into an earlier round of conversions.
Religious conversions in multi-faith India are threatening to sow
fresh discord as Muslim groups and opposition parties accuse
organizations tied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party
of trying to undermine the nation's secular foundations. Læs mere
- [Huffpost Religion]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
24-11-2014 - Kristne korrumperer den indiske kultur
Religionskonflikt
, Hindu leaders against Christian
missionaries: "They corrupt Indian cul
"The foreign
Christian missionaries are corrupting traditional Indian culture"
claims Swami Pranavananda, president of the Karnataka section of
Hindu Mahasaba, a fundamentalist association, at a rally in
Mangalore November 21 last. The meeting was called to launch a
new commission, and openly criticize the peaceful nonviolent
demonstration Kiss of Love. Læs mere - [AsiaNews.it]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
14-02-2013 - Hinduer: Valentins dag resulterer i
voldtægter
Religionskonflikt
Valentine's Day Results In Rape, Hindu
Extremists Claim
A right wing Hindu group claimed this
week that celebrating Valentine's Day and other "Western
traditions" results in rape and sexual assault. Læs mere -
[Huffpost Religion]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
10-04-2012 - Sct. Thomas i MALAYATTOOR mål for
million-påskepilgrimsvandringer
Spiritualitet (troens liv og former)
Holy Week draws pilgrims to St.
Thomas shrine in India
Though Malayattoor attracts
pilgrims throughout the year, several million climb the
1,900-foot hill to the shrine during Holy Week between Palm
Sunday and Easter Sunday. Over a million arrived on Good Friday
alone, causing a traffic jam that extended to the national
highway 12 miles away. Læs mere
- [Presbyterian Church, USA]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
07-02-2012 - Kirkens betydning for et bedre Indien
Politik - sociale forhold
The Church's Role for a Better
India
2. We sensed in our hearts our country's Yearning
for a Better India. Our country has been noted for its deep
spirituality, its saints and sages, its rich diversity of
cultures and religions. People yearn for the ideal enshrined in
the Preamble of the Constitution of India of a Sovereign,
Socialist Secular Democratic Republic which will secure for its
citizens JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of
thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of
status and of opportunity; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the
individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation. - The 30th
General Body Meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
from Feb. 1 - 8, 2012 Læs mere - [Catholic Bishop's
Conference of India]
Indien -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
16-10-2011 - Sufi-orientet islam advarer mod
wahabisme
Demografi
, Sufi Maha Panchayat denounces Wahabi
extremism
The All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board (AIUMB)
on Sunday gave a call to Sunni Muslims across India to reject and
rebuff hardline Wahabism so that Islam could return to its
tolerant, Sufi roots. The board represents 80% of the msulims in
India. Læs mere - [The Hindu]
Indien -
Islam
Til top på siden
20-09-2011 - Muslimer deltager i genopbygning af kristen
skole i kashmir
Religionsmøde - fælles handlen
, Muslims helping to rebuild Christian
school in Kashmir
Muslims in Kashmir, in the northwest
of the Indian subcontinent, are supporting the re-building of a
Christian school that was destroyed by fire during anti-Christian
violence one year ago. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
11-08-2011 - Protest mod amerikansk flådebase i
Sydkorea
Politik - magtkritik
Læs mere -
[UCAnews]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
08-07-2011 - Indiens græsrodsvækst for den
kristne kirke
Mission - vækst
, India's Grassroots Revival
With
its people turning to Christ in waves, India hosts more believers
now than at any time in its 4,000-year history.. Læs mere -
[ChristianityToday]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
04-07-2011 - Dalitter tvinges til at konvertere til
hiduisme
Religionskonflikt
Dalits
'are converting to Hinduism'
Bishop Anthony Poola of
Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh says many Dalit Christians are
converting to Hinduism because they are being denied benefits
resulting from scheduled caste (SC) status. Læs mere -
[UCAnews]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
08-06-2011 - Kirke frygter konsekvenserne af
minedrift
Politik - miljø
Church fears
impact of excessive mining in Goa
The Catholic Church in
Goa has expressed concern over excessive mining in the area. It
warns that excessive mining is posing a grave threat to
ecologically sensitive areas in the state, which is a popular
tourist destination. Læs
mere - [Christian Today]
Indien, Goa -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
22-04-2011 - Hindu-ekstremister banker præst og
evangelist for fmiliens øjne
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
Læs
mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
21-02-2011 - Mere end 50.000 kristne demonstrerer i
Mangalore
Religionskonflikt
, Mangalore Christians march to demand
justice in attacks on churches
More than 50 thousand Chr
istians, belonging to 45 different congregations demonstrated in
Mangalore yesterday against the Somasekhar Commission's
"distorted report" the on attacks on churches in 2008. The
demonstration, one of the largest in recent years, was attended
by several bishops of five denominations. Læs mere - [AsiaNews.it]
Indien, Mangalore -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
13-02-2011 - Hinduer i protest mod Valentinsdag
Religionskonflikt
, Hindu regional party protests against
Valentine's Day in Tamil Nadu
"We are protesting against
the cultural exploitation because of Valentine's Day, which is
being celebrated by lovers, who have engaged themselves in
uncultured manner in public places in the name of Valentine's
Day," Prabhu, a protestor, said. Læs mere - [Sify.com]
Indien, Tamil Nadu -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
27-01-2011 - Højesteret tilbagekalder relativerende
bemærkninger til missionærmord
Religionskonflikt - konversionsspørgsmål
, Indian court withdraws comment on
religious conversions
The court [had originally] said the
triple murder could not be treated as the 'rarest of rare cases'
that warrants the death sentence in the Indian legal system, as
Singh's "intention (was) to teach a lesson to Graham Staines
about his religious activities, namely, converting poor tribals
to Christianity Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien, Mangalore -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
22-01-2011 - Højesteret fastholder dom over hindu,
som dræbte missionærfamilie
Religionskonflikt
, Hindu Handed Life Sentence for Killing
Missionary, Sons
The Supreme Court of India upheld the
life sentence of a Hindu man on Friday, convicted of burning to
death an Australian missionary and his two sons 11 years ago. Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
10-12-2010 - Udgivelse: Dalit Theology ..
Udgivelser - forskning
, Dalit Theology in the Twenty-first
Century: Discordant Voices, Discern
(Sathianathan Clarke)
identifies some fundamental misunderstanding of mission by those
who have not considered Dalit issues as a pertinent
mission-discourse. He sees ecumenical interfaith forums to be one
of the potential grounds for endorsing Dalit cause by overcoming
mere victimhood by determined resistance. From a review of "Dalit
Theology in the Twenty-first Century: Discordant Voices,
Discerning Pathways" Læs mere - [Post
Colonial Journal]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
07-12-2010 - Systematiske angreb på kristne i
Indien
Religionskonflikt
, Systematic attacks against Christians in
Karnataka
More attacks against Christians in Karnataka.
On December 5 groups of Hindu extremists have made four different
attacks against Protestant Christians. Læs
mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)]
Indien, Karnataka -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
20-11-2010 - Boycottet Dalit-kvinde begår
selvmord
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, BOYCOTTED DALIT WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN
ORISSA
A Dalit woman leader, who fought on behalf of two
Dalit cooks who were sacked due to upper-caste protests, hanged
herself late Friday, an organisation working for Dalit rights
said Saturday. Læs
mere - [All India Christian Council]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
26-09-2010 - Pastor arresteret for
masse-omvendelser
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, PASTOR ARRESTED IN KARWAR
Activists belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party and
Bajrangdal attacked Gnanodya Church at Yellapura in Karwar
district of Karnataka on 26 September 2010.The miscreants
forcibly entered the church while the worship service was going
on. They also informed the police, complaining about the Pastor
that he was involved in forcible conversions in the area. Læs
mere - [All India Christian Council]
In the presence of the police, the miscreants started to
vandalise the church.
Indien, Karnataka -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
27-08-2010 - Indiens føderale jernbaner sender
Mother Theresa expres rundt i Indien
Politik - sociale forhold
MotherTeresaMother Teresa, Express train will
carry Mother Teresa's message across India
"Mother has
become a household name here and the people are proud that she
belonged to this city," said Mamta Bannerji, a Hindu who is
India's federal railways minister and who hails from Kolkata,
before she flagged off the special train funded by the railway
ministry. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
02-08-2010 - Bliv grøn opfordrer
miljøaktivist den indiske kirke
Politik - miljø
, Go green, environmental activist tells
India's churches
Churches in India have been urged to
promote "earth citizenship" by Vandana Shiva, an Indian
environmentalist honoured for placing women and ecology at the
heart of development discourse. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
25-07-2010 - 336 re-konverteret fra kristendom til
hinduisme
Religionskonflikt - re-konversion
, OVER 330 TRIBALS EXCHANGE CHRISTIANITY FOR
HINDUISM
At least 336 tribal Christians were
"re-converted" to Hinduism on October 17 in a mass ceremony
organized by the World Hindu Council in Orissa. The ceremony took
place in the remote village of Baridia in Sundargarh district,
about 280 miles west of Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Orissa.
Those who decided to change their religion belonged to several
nearby villages. It was the largest purification programme
carried out by us," Gauri Prasad Rath, state secretary of the
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) or World Hindu Council, said. Læs mere - [All India Christian
Council]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
07-07-2010 - Diskrimination af kvindelige teologer og
præster i Indien
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
, Indian women theologians lament
'unemployed' female pastors
More than 40 women
theologians and officials from theological colleges from across
India took part in the seminar entitled "Feminist Theologies:
Stocktaking and moving beyond". It was organized by the women's
studies department of Bangalore's United Theological College to
mark its centenary. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
18-01-2010 - Kristne tvinges til at forlade lejre i Orissa
pga af EU-besøg
Religionskonflikt
, Orissa: Christians forced out of camps
ahead of EU visit
The camps' residents - Christians
caught up in attacks in 2008 - say they are being forced to move
out so that the authorities can project an image of peace in the
area, reports Bosnewslife agency. Læs mere - [Christian Today]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
22-12-2009 - Julesæsonangreb på kristne i
Indien
Religionskonflikt - re-konversion
, Christmas Season Attacks Worry Christians
in India
"Christmas is a favorite time for violence
against Christians in India, as it intimidates the Christian
community at large," said Dr. John Dayal, member of the
government's National Integration Council, headed by Indian Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. .. Hindu extremists attacked a
church during worship in western Maharashtra state's Sindhudurg
district and a Christmas exhibition in Gwalior city in central
Madhya Pradesh state. The following day, extremists claimed
having converted over 1,700 tribal (aboriginal) Christians "back"
to Hinduism in western Gujarat state. Læs
mere - [Worldwide Faith News]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
21-12-2009 - Julegave til kristne (og muslimske) dalitter
(kasteløse)
Religionsmøde - lige ret
, Report urging same treatment of Christian,
Muslim Dalits hailed
Church groups have hailed the report
of a federal commission recommending an end to decades of
religion-based discrimination which excluded Christian and Muslim
Dalits from affirmative action legislation and have also called
for the laws to be changed. - This is a Christmas gift for the
Dalit Christians! Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News International]
Indien, Mangalore -
Flere religioner
Til top på siden
14-12-2009 - Homoseksualitet skal afkriminaliseres, men
ikke legaliseres
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, Indian religious leaders ask government
to decriminalise but not legal
Plans to decriminalise
homosexuality is creating "confusion" and represents a "grave
danger to the social fabric of society," a view shared by
Christian, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim leaders at an interfaith
roundtable promoted by Mgr Vincent M. Concessao, archbishop of
New Delhi. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Indien, New Delhi -
Flere
Til top på siden
11-12-2009 - Hindu ekstremister sætter ild til kirke
i Andhra Pradesh
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Hindu extremists set fire to church in
Andhra Pradesh
Local sources said a group of militants
from the Hindu nationalist movement Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the
Jesus Lights Manna Church in Metpally around 2 am. After pouring
petrol on the building, they set it on fire. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Indien, Andhra Pradesh -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
16-11-2009 - E-nyt fra Indiens evangelisk-lutherske
kirke
Uddannelse
,
Purpose Driven Church - Dalits
Targeted yet again in Orissa - National Seminar on Women
Ordination - A Helping Hand for Young Widows - Special Children
Celebrate Deepavali - Equality, Justice & Dignity: A persistent
Dalit Issue Læs mere - [United Evangelical
Lutheran Churches in India]
Indien -
Kristendom -luth.-evangel.
Til top på siden
12-11-2009 - Nye antikonversionslovgivning
vanskeliggør forholdene i Indien
Religionskonflikt
, New Anti-conversion legislation in India
New anti-conversion legislation coupled with more
"extreme" Hindu extremist cells rising up across India make the
future of Christians throughout the country look much more
challenging. Læs mere - [Mission Network News]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
08-09-2009 - Kristen stamme vil konvertere tilbage til
hinduismen
Religionskonflikt - konversionsspørgsmål
,
Some 200 tribal Christians in
Tamil Nadu have expressed their willingness to become Hindus to
help them enjoy government reservations and other benefits meant
for Scheduled Tribes, a news report said. The members of Paliyar
Hill tribe, who live near Kodaikanal, a hill station 450 km south
of Chennai, had converted to Christianity more than two decades
ago. Læs mere - [All India Christian
Council]
Indien, Tamil Nadu -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
20-08-2009 - Bog sætter spørgsmålstegn
ved den indiske stats sekularisme
Religionskonflikt
,
The book "Kandhamal a blot on
Indian Secularism" cautions that, "Despite winning a massive
secular mandate, the Orissa government seems to be succumbing
meekly to the fundamentalists instead of tackling them head on".
Akkara says the Kandhamal administration in July "transplanted"
50 Christian families from Beticola to Nandapur - 17 kilometres
away - and allotted them plots of government land. This was
because extremists in Beticola would not let the Christians
return unless they became Hindus and withdrew the cases they had
filed regarding destruction of their houses and the church. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
13-08-2009 - Højeste beredskab på
årsdagen for anti-kristen progrom
Religionskonflikt
,
Parish priest Fr. Chanda survived
the violence, and today continues to live among the people of the
village "after one year not without tribulations and sufferings,
but in which the community and the priests were able to
experience the grace and love of God in their lives." Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
22-07-2009 - De urørlige - kastesystemet i indien
(dalitterne)
Religionskonflikt
,
Dalits were said not to come from
Brahma at all because they are less than human. Dalits cause
pollution by being in the presence of people of a higher caste.
Touching a Dalit, or even touching a Dalit's shadow, means that
a member of a higher caste must cleanse themselves right away.
Læs mere - [All India Christian
Council]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
02-07-2009 - Homoseksualitet skal afkriminaliseres - men
er ikke "social norm"
Seksualitet - det civile liv
,
The Indian "Church agrees that
it is a right and appropriate to remove the stigma of
'criminality' associated with homosexuality. At the same time,
it cannot agree that it is a socially normal form of behaviour,"
said Fr Babu Joseph, spokesman for the Catholic Bishops'
Conference of India (CBCI). He was responding to a decision by
the Delhi's High Court which declared a statute in Section 377
of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional, thus paving the way
for the decriminalisation of homosexuality between consenting
adults. For their part Hindu and Muslim religious leaders
reacted negatively to the court's decision, saying it is a
betrayal of Indian culture. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Indien -
Kristendom - andre religioner
Til top på siden
15-06-2009 - Første dalit-kvinde valgt til det
indiske parlament
Politik og kirke
MeiraKumarMeira Kumar,
Meira Kumar,
64, was elected unanimously as the first woman Speaker of Lok
Sabha in the lower house of Parliament, where she will preside
over 543 elected members. There are 58 women in the House.
India's current president, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, is also a
woman. Læs mere
- [ChristianityToday]
Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
12-06-2009 - Dalit-kristne forfølges - af ikke-dalit
kristne
Religionskonflikt
,
In one corner of southern India,
their (the dalit-christians) hopes for equality remain
unfulfilled hundreds of years on. Called "pariahs", hundreds of
Dalit Christians continue to face discrimination - not from
Hindus but fellow Christians. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Indien, Tamil Nadu -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
09-06-2009 - Kristne forfølges stadig af
ekstremister i Orissa
Religionskonflikt
,
Tensions and clashes between
extremists and police following the arrest of a leader from the
Sangh Parivar, guilty of the murder of tribal Christians and
officers Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
20-05-2009 - Indiske kirker glade for den "sekulære"
koalitions sejr
Politik - kirkens vilkår
,
The vibrant and responsible
electorate of the Indian democracy have reaffirmed their faith
in the United Progressive Alliance in a historic manner," said
the National Council of Churches of India on 18 May. "It is . an
expression of the wish of the people that India is a secular and
democratic country," said the NCCI, which groups 30 Orthodox and
Protestant churches. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
20-04-2009 - Når præsten bliver brændt
levende
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
,
Oversigtsartikel over
forfølgelser i Orissa Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
05-04-2009 - Buddhisme er indisk, de semitiske religioner
led i konspiration
Religionskonflikt
,
Rashtriya Swaymsevak Sangh (RSS)
has differentiated between reservations for Dalit converts to
Buddhism, and to Islam and Christianity, saying "Buddhism is
Indian but not the other two religions". Opposing reservations
for and concessions to Dalits who have converted to the Semitic
religions, RSS joint general secretary Madan Das Devi said in
Nagpur of Maharashtra on 22 March 2009: "Buddhists are part of
our diaspora, but the other two religions are part of an
international conspiracy to convert our people, a part of
imperialism." Læs mere - [All India Christian
Council]
Indien, Maharastra -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
01-04-2009 - Kirke og politiske partier fordømmer
nominering af kristenforfølger
Religionskonflikt
,
The Christian community in
Bhubaneswar as well as political parties have condemned the
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to nominate Kandhamal
riot-accused Manoj Pradhan as the party candidate from G Udaygiri
Assembly constituency of the riot-hit district. Læs mere - [All India Christian
Council]
Orissa, Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
23-03-2009 - Hindu-gruppe forhindrer statue af
Chaplin
Religionskonflikt
,
Charlie Chaplin, the famous
British comedian and filmmaker who made the world laugh, is
facing rejection in southern India because his name sounds too
Christian. The late comedian Charlie Chaplin. On March 12,
members of the Hindu Jagarna Vedike (Hindu awareness council)
chased away people who were erecting the actor's statue in
Karnataka state. The mob destroyed construction materials, filled
up a pit for the statue's foundation, and hoisted a Hindu flag
on the site. Læs
mere - [Union of Catholic Asian News]
Indien, Mandalore -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
17-03-2009 - Over 3000 kristne og dalitter stadig i
flygtningelejre i Orissa
Religionskonflikt
,
More than seven months after
Orissa's tribal-dominated Kandhamal district experienced
widespread anti-Christian violence, 3,100 people belonging to the
minority community are still living in relief camps being run by
the administration. AICC har netop udgivet en årsrapport
over forfølgelser og vold mod kristne i Indien: Åbn
pdf-fil her. - Læs mere - [All India Christian
Council]
Indien, Orissa -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
11-03-2009 - Politisk splittelse forbedrer forholdene for
de kristne i Orissa
Religionskonflikt
,
In advance of the April
elections, Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal has ended the alliance
with the Hindu extremist Bharatiya Janata Party.. Læs mere - [Mission Network News]
Indien, Orissa -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
20-02-2009 - Elleve missionærer arresteret pga
antikonversionslov i Indien
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
,
Chhattisgarh has an
anti-conversion law, which outlines several steps that must be
taken in order to change one's religion. The law is vague and
offers wide leeway in arresting and punishing those charged with
violating it. Læs mere - [Mission Network News]
Chhattisgarh, Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
14-02-2009 - Valentins fejring beskyttes med arrestationer
i Mangalore
Religionsmøde symbol, skikke, helligdage
,
BANGALORE: Under pressure from
all quarters to demonstrate that the Hinduvata brigade won't be
allowed to play spoilsport on Valentine's Day, police Eunuchs
protest against Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, who is
opposing Valentine's Day, in Mumbai. Læs mere - [Times of India]
Indien, Mangalore -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
06-02-2009 - Apartheid i Orissa
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
,
Nearly half of the 100 000
Christians in Kandhamal district were displaced in 2008 after a
wave of violence left more than 70 Christians dead, and more than
6000 Christian houses looted and destroyed. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
05-02-2009 - Forfølgelserne i Orissa får
kristne til at flygte andre steder hen
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
,
..However, some good may yet come
of it, says Dave Stravers with Grand Rapids, Michigan-based
Mission India. "Christians now are looking to migrate to some
other state. They're sort of at a loss at what to do. Maybe this
is like the situation in the New Testament when persecution broke
out against the believers in Jerusalem and they all were forced
to flee to other places. And of course, they brought the Gospel
with them. Læs mere - [Mission Network News]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
08-01-2009 - Højsteret beordrer Orissa til at
beskytte kristne
Religionskonflikt
,
India's Supreme Court has ordered
authorities there to provide security to thousands of Christians
who fled their homes after some of the worst religious violence
in decades occurred. Læs mere - [Mission Network News]
Indien, Orissa -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
01-01-2009 - Julen fredelig i Orissa
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
,
Takket være den
internationale opmærksomhed har de offentlige myndigheder
i Orissa haft held til at dæmpe den
hinduistisk-nationalistisk bande-prægede forfølgelse
af kristne og sørge for fred trods voksende trusler
efterhånden som julen nærmede sig. Læs mere - [Mission Network News]
Indien, Orissa -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
24-10-2008 - Sikh-leder beder WWC generalsekretær
protestere mod turbanforbud
Religionsmøde - konflikt
,
Sikh community leaders in India
have urged the Rev. Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World
Council of Churches, to support a Sikh demand for a lifting of
a ban on wearing turbans in schools in France. "Wearing a turban
is an integral part of our faith and we feel hurt that the French
government cannot respect our sacred custom," Gurbachan Singh
(says).. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Sikhisme - kristendom
Til top på siden
17-10-2008 - Religiøs ekstremisme den største
trussel
religionskonflikt
,
The general secretary of the
World Council of Churches, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, has said during
a visit to India that "one of the greatest problems facing the
world today is religious extremism. - Kobia forholder sig til den
voldsomme og voldelige konflikt og forfølgelse, der har
mødt kristne i Orissa, siden mordet på Swami
Lakshmanananda i august 2008. (Se ovenfor) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien, Orrissa -
Kristendom - andre religioner
Til top på siden
08-10-2008 - Konversionslove og konflikt i Indien
Religionskonflikt
,
"As Orissa continues to burn and
Karnataka to simmer, we are confronted once again with that old
bogey of conversion.." Læs videre i en leder i Times of
India om den farlige lovgivning omkring konversion. Læs mere - [Times of India]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
02-10-2008 - Indiens kasteløse straffes for
kristendom
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
,
..udløber af Indiens 3000
år gamle kastesystem, som officielt er afskaffet, men
alligevel gennemsyrer hele det indiske samfund. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
..Forfølgelserne har intet med kristendommen at
gøre. Det handler om forfølgelse af
kasteløse, som er dem, der fortrinsvis konverterer til
andre religioner. (Socialantroplog Sonja Salminen).
Orissa, Indien -
Kristendom - hinduisme
Til top på siden
16-09-2008 - 60 arresteret i Indien efter angreb på
kristne
Religionskonflikt - voldelig
,
Volden mod kristne i Indien har
nu spredt sig fra den østlige stat Orissa, hvor flere er
blevet dræbt, til den sydlige stat Karnataka (tidligere
Mysore). Her blev 14 kirker angrebet i løbet af
weekenden.. (Den kristne kirke er grundlagt bl. a. af Francis
Xavier [Her].
Om de komplekse årsager bag konflikten mellem hinduer og
kristne: Her - Religion.dk. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad]
Indien, Karnataka -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
01-09-2008 - Første kristne universitet i Indien
(Meghalaya)
Uddannelse
,
70% af 2 mill befolkning I
staten Meghalaya er kristne - De kristne kirker har hele tiden
stået bag megen uddannelse - især inden for
sundhedsvæsen - men det er vigtigt at der er et egentligt
universitet, som i højere grad kan sætte den faglige
dagsorden. Læs mere - [Folkekirkens Missions
Nyhedsbrev 0809]
Indien, Meghalaya -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
29-08-2008 - 30.000 indiske, kristne uddannelsessteder
lukker i protest
Religionskonflikt
,
Churches in India are to close
about 30 000 of their educational institutions across the country
on 29 August to protest against continuing attacks by mobs of
Hindus in the country's eastern state of Orissa and which Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told bishops, is a "national
shame". Læs mere - [Ecumenical News
International]
Indien -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
28-08-2008 - Hvem dræbte Swami Lakshmanananda?
Maoistiske kristne?
religionskonflikt
,
Artiklen diskuterer om den gruppe
mennekser, der dræbte Swami Lakshamananda, den begivdenhed,
som satte fart på de seneste uroligheder og pres på
kristne i staten Orissa, som myndighederne straks hævdede,
var maoister, eventuelt maoistiske kristne. Læs mere - [Rediff]
Indien, Orrissa -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden