INDIA: Court Defends Religious Freedom

India’s Allahabad High Court has ruled that distributing Bibles and preaching Christianity are NOT crimes under Uttar Pradesh’s 2021 anti-conversion law, as long as there is no force, fraud, or coercion involved.

The court strongly criticized the Uttar Pradesh Police for filing the case without a single identifiable victim, noting that no one claimed they were pressured or converted.

“Merely distributing Bibles and preaching Christian doctrine… does not constitute any offence,” the court stated.

The ruling reinforces an important principle: peaceful religious expression is protected, and anti-conversion laws cannot be misused to target lawful faith activities.

Preaching The Gospel is not a crime. Freedom of belief matters.
🚨 INDIA: Court Defends Religious Freedom India’s Allahabad High Court has ruled that distributing Bibles and preaching Christianity are NOT crimes under Uttar Pradesh’s 2021 anti-conversion law, as long as there is no force, fraud, or coercion involved. The court strongly criticized the Uttar Pradesh Police for filing the case without a single identifiable victim, noting that no one claimed they were pressured or converted. “Merely distributing Bibles and preaching Christian doctrine… does not constitute any offence,” the court stated. The ruling reinforces an important principle: peaceful religious expression is protected, and anti-conversion laws cannot be misused to target lawful faith activities. Preaching The Gospel is not a crime. Freedom of belief matters.
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