Indian Churches Adopt Consent Forms as Maharashtra Enacts Anti-Conversion Law

Indian Churches Adopt Consent Forms as Maharashtra Enacts Anti-Conversion Law

Churches in India’s western state of Maharashtra are asking worshippers to sign statements confirming that they attend services voluntarily, as Christian leaders voice concern that a newly enforced “anti-conversion” law could be used against religious minorities. About 4,000 churches across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region have introduced the consent forms, according to The Straits Times.

Catholic Church Weighs Legal Challenge to New Anti-Conversion Law in India

The new law in India's most populous western state drew protests from civil society and Catholic leaders. Neighboring Goa dropped a similar measure.

India's new law could turn Christian compassion into a crime

Under India's newest anti-conversion law, the person accused of facilitating a conversion must prove it was voluntary. Rev. Richard Howell asks who gets to decide where compassion ends and coercion begins.