Hindu fundamentalists demand ban on Christian symbols in India
Christian leaders in India are decrying a threat made by a Hindu fundamentalist group that wants to ban Christian symbols in schools, including crosses, statues and religious dress.
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Christian leaders in India are decrying a threat made by a Hindu fundamentalist group that wants to ban Christian symbols in schools, including crosses, statues and religious dress.
Church-run schools in northeastern Assam state are being threatened to remove all religious symbols from their premises
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Christian institutions across the northeastern Indian state of Assam have been given a 15-day ultimatum to remove religious symbols.
A Hindu rights organization in India’s Assam state is demanding the removal of all Christian symbols from local Christian schools on the grounds that missionaries must be prevented from evangelizing pupils, UCA News reports.