I don’t even know where to begin with this. People pushing their religion on other people who clearly are not interested is not a new thing, but this just takes it to a whole other level. I have a great amount of respect for people who have such strong faith in their beliefs but there is a fine line that… Read more »
An Indian activist who made a failed attempt to become the first woman to enter a prominent Hindu temple this month has been arrested for “exposing her thigh” in a Facebook photo. Rehana Fathima, 32, has been suspended from her job and was remanded in custody over the picture, which showed her dressed as a pilgrim to the Sabarimala shrine… Read more »
A woman in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh is in critical condition after she was set on fire by two men who had allegedly molested her days earlier. She was reportedly on her way to lodge a complaint with the police on Saturday when the attack occurred. The woman is alleged to have been previously turned away by police…. Read more »
The recent killing of an American missionary who tried to contact an isolated tribe on a remote Indian island has revived a debate within the evangelical movement over the extreme lengths that some missionaries are willing to go to in hopes of spreading their faith. In the time leading up to his fatal mission last month, John Allen Chau was… Read more »
One day at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year in the rural Rishi Valley region of Andhra Pradesh, India, two dozen children in Grades 1 through 5 gathered quietly around four tables on colorful mats on the floor of their one-room school, working with books and worn laminated materials. Few looked up when I walked in. Their school has… Read more »