Stop Christian Persecution in India: The United Methodist Church

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CHICAGO, IL- The Indian National Caucus of The United Methodist Church has shown solidarity with more than 32 million Christians in India, who they say live in anxious and uncertain times. In a statement, they said, “We express our deep concern in the wake of increased developments aimed at persecuting Christians and other minority religious communities in India. These children of God frequently endure harassment and physical abuse when they gather for worship and their houses of worship have been vandalized and demolished with impunity.

The Federation of Indian American Christians in North America (FIACONA) has recorded over 400 churches that have been demolished, and 700 incidents of violence against Christians in India in 2022 alone.

 

The statement also said, “We are alarmed that a Frisco, TX based 501c(3) charity named the Global Hindu Heritage Foundation (GHHF) has increased its public fundraising in the U.S., with the explicitly stated goals to demolish churches and forcefully convert Christians to Hinduism. On December 6, 2022, the city of Frisco, TX held a special hearing where people of all religious backgrounds expressed their outrage that such radical nationalist organizations were permitted to operate on US soil.