There's been a strong missionary effort in India but, as in so many places, prejudice against Christians has become the new norm. Jesus is still powerful and able to save the hindoos if only they'd turn to Him. But how can that happen where spreading The Gospel is against the law?
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State Anti-conversion Laws in India Summary
India’s Freedom of Religion Acts or “anti-conversion” laws are state-level statutes that have been enacted to regulate religious conversions. The laws are in force in eight out of twenty-nine states: Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand. While there are some variations between the state laws, they are very similar in their content and structure. All of the laws seek to prevent any person from converting or attempting to convert, either directly or otherwise, another person through “forcible” or “fraudulent” means, or by “allurement” or “inducement.” However, the anti-conversion laws in Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh appear to exclude reconversions to “native” or “original” faiths from their prohibitions. Penalties for breaching the laws can range from monetary fines to imprisonment, with punishments ranging from one to three years of imprisonment and fines from 5,000 to 50,000 Indian rupees (about US$74 to $735). Some of the laws provide for stiffer penalties if women, children, or members of scheduled castes or schedule tribes (SC/ST) are being converted.
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II John 1:7,9a Many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.….Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.
The Bible tells us about people who transgress the doctrine of Christ and they are quite easy to spot. Who would adore Christ by throwing a poo party? Who would fashion an ordure goblin to celebrate His Name? Who would obsess over idols for days on end? Antichrist is very active in India.
The festivities involve grain and "hillocks" of excreta. The pictures show how they're shaped into poo goblins, decorated with garlands and strewn with grain. Although it looks as though a child had made its half-hearted effort under duress, in fact the grains are delicately placed by an adult. In the example (middle picture and second video clip) it looks like matta rice which has a large grain size and is quite tasty. I've included a sample
[LEFT] so you can make your own assessment.
These people do not regard themselves as insane. Other people do not regard them as insane. They don't seem to like the consequences of rejecting God in this way, typhoid, cholera, TB, bird flu, leprosy (even though after the death experience they think they come back as a special magic rat or ox or if you've been very good and played with lots and lots of poo, maybe even a Brahmin) but as I've highlighted in the quote from the Law Library of Congress, to suggest there may be a better way gets you
.from one to three years of imprisonment and fines from 5,000 to 50,000 Indian rupees.!
Not wishing to go against whatever laws prevail wherever the missionaries find themselves, opportunities for sharing The Good News are severely restricted. Even as the deaths pile up, to suggest that not using those hands for food preparation would be beneficial or not rolling your infants around in sewage products but instead accepting the mighty Salvation from God in Jesus gets you slugged and although we know that He's waiting to rejoice over India how can that happen if they never hear about His Perfect Love?
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.