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‘Love the person, but hate the sin’: Nagaland Baptist Church denounces LGBTQ+ lifestyle and practices

Church council says LGBTQ+ lifestyle is against teachings of Christian faith, but says it's not against people who 'struggle with an LGBTQ+ lifestyle'.

Church roof collapses during Sunday mass in Mexico, 9 dead, about 30 others missing

Footage on social media showed the moment the church roof caved in, puffs of gray smoke billowing into the air, followed by the toppling of yellow brick outer walls.

Mob torches churches in eastern Pakistan, paramilitary troops cordon off Christian settlement

Police said a mob vandalised several churches and scores of houses on Thursday after two men living there were accused of desecrating the Quran.

‘We cry out for justice’: Mobs vandalise multiple churches in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations

Pastor Imran Bhatti said the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church in Pakistan's Isa Nagri region were ransacked.

Church message against ‘communal forces’ puts BJP on defensive in poll-bound Nagaland

Apex body Nagaland Baptist Church Council urges community not to vote for forces working against Christians. BJP spokesperson says everyone is equal and party respects every community.

‘Miracles’, caste & now, crackdowns: The inside story of Christian ‘conversions’ in UP’s Fatehpur

VHP, Bajrang Dal workers say police are finally ‘cooperating’ on complaints of unlawful conversion, with 55 arrests since January. But a complex picture comes to the fore on the ground.

‘Violates Art 25’ — Kerala court on Knanaya Church expelling members marrying outside community

Kottayam additional district judge said that expelling members for not practising endogamy violates the rights guaranteed under Article 25. Asks church to readmit the expelled.

Impulse, rage, abuse—a nun tells the story of life in Kerala church

A 2019 bestseller in Malayalam, 'In the Name of the Lord' is a harrowing, moving account of Sister Lucy Kalapura's life as a Catholic nun.

‘Christians have created a mess’ — What Punjab church attackers told security guard

Tarn Taran SSP Ranjit Singh Bhullar said it was the first time probably in the region that such vandalism had taken place. Candle marches to be held across Punjab on 3 September.

4 masked youth ‘vandalise’ church, burn pastor’s car in Punjab’s Tarn Taran

A group of Christians Wednesday held a protest against the incident and blocked all routes leading to Punjab's Khemkaran, Bhikhiwind, Patti, Harike and Ferozepur

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3 survey results that tell us what Indians think about democracy — and it’s not a simple story

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel visits Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei

The ICG Samudra Paheredar will be in the region for three days, visiting ports in Manila, Ho Chi Minh, and Muara.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.