"If Forced Religious Conversions Not Stopped...," Supreme Court Cautions

[Chris]

Now here's a case of religion by fiat that I do not support!

"If Forced Religious Conversions Not Stopped...," Supreme Court Cautions

Terming forced religious conversion a "very serious" issue, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to step in and make sincere efforts to check the practice.

It also warned a "very difficult situation" will emerge if forced religious conversions are not stopped.

A bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima Kohli asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to enumerate measures to curb the practice through allurement.

"This is a very serious matter...."

Oh wait this is India.

There must be some case of religious fiat in the US....

[carolina73]

Does it say anywhere who is being converted to what in this story?

[Chris]

Does it say anywhere who is being converted to what in this story?

After reading 5 more stories all I could find were instances of offering rice.

It's a difficult issue because conversion itself is legal, just that you can coerce it and offering gifts is considered coercion.

But then I found this video: Apparently, the accusation is Amazon is funding conversions to Christianity.

[RMNIXON]

We have had cult problems in the US like Peoples Temple who were also Communists BTW. But we don't have this as a national issue like some countries.

[carolina73]

After reading 5 more stories all I could find were instances of offering rice.

It's a difficult issue because conversion itself is legal, just that you can coerce it and offering gifts is considered coercion.

But then I found this video: Apparently, the accusation is Amazon is funding conversions to Christianity.

Something makes me believe this is another group stirring up hatred toward Christians.
2.3% of India is Christian. They are not going to make targets out of themselves. It sounds like Muslims trying to create an issue that allows them to act against Christians.

[Chris]

Something makes me believe this is another group stirring up hatred toward Christians.
2.3% of India is Christian. They are not going to make targets out of themselves. It sounds like Muslims trying to create an issue that allows them to act against Christians.

There doesn't seem to be much substance to it.