Anti Christian Violence Explodes in India as Convention Documents Thousands of Attacks Against Believers
A major religious freedom convention in India has documented a dramatic surge in anti Christian violence across the nation, with thousands of attacks against believers, churches, and Christian institutions recorded over recent years as Hindu nationalist movements intensify persecution campaigns.
The convention, organized by Christian advocacy groups and religious freedom organizations, presented comprehensive data showing unprecedented levels of violence targeting India's Christian minority population.
Documentation includes physical assaults on pastors and congregants, forced church closures, destruction of church buildings, false accusations leading to arrests, and systematic harassment designed to eliminate Christian presence in Hindu majority areas.
Research presented at the convention reveals that anti Christian incidents have increased exponentially, with some regions experiencing attacks on a near weekly basis.
Christians report being beaten during worship services, having Bibles burned, facing mob violence for refusing to renounce their faith, and enduring threats that force families to flee their homes and communities.
Hindu extremist groups have led many of the documented attacks, often accusing Christians of forcibly converting Hindus through inducements or deception.
These accusations, which Christian leaders categorically deny, have been used to justify violence and to support anti conversion laws in multiple Indian states that effectively criminalize Christian evangelism and even voluntary conversions to Christianity.
Convention participants testified about the climate of fear enveloping Christian communities, particularly in rural areas where police protection is minimal and local authorities often side with Hindu majority populations.
Pastors described being dragged from their homes, beaten in front of their families, and warned to stop preaching. Women reported sexual harassment and assault linked to their Christian identity.
The anti conversion laws, officially titled "freedom of religion" legislation, require government permission before anyone can convert to Christianity and impose severe penalties on those accused of facilitating conversions.
Critics note these laws operate under the presumption that Hindus would never voluntarily choose Christianity, thereby treating every Christian convert as a victim of coercion who must be rescued and every Christian evangelist as a criminal who must be punished.
Convention organizers emphasized that India's Christian population, approximately 2.3 percent of the nation's 1.4 billion people, poses no demographic threat but faces treatment suggesting the Hindu nationalist movement views Christian existence itself as unacceptable.
Documentation shows attacks targeting not just evangelistic activities but basic worship, Christian education, and charitable work serving poor communities.
International religious freedom organizations have repeatedly designated India as a country of particular concern for severe religious freedom violations, though the Indian government denies systematic persecution and claims incidents represent isolated local disputes rather than coordinated campaigns.
THE CRUSADER'S OPINION
Police don't accidentally ignore violence against Christians repeatedly.
Governments don't accidentally pass laws making evangelism criminal.
This is ethnic cleansing wearing the mask of religious nationalism.
And Western nations that lecture everyone about human rights stay silent because India is strategically useful.
Two point three percent Christian population.
That's what threatens Hindu nationalists enough to justify mob violence.
Not Christian dominance. Christian existence.
If Christians constituted 2.3 percent in a Muslim nation and faced this violence, it would dominate international headlines.
India gets a pass because geopolitics matter more than persecution.
TAKE ACTION
Support Persecuted Indian Christians: International Christian Concern (documents and responds to Indian persecution) Website: https://www.persecution.org/country/india Email: icc@persecution.org Phone: +1 (800) 422-5441
Fund Legal Defense for Indian Believers: Alliance Defending Freedom International Website: https://adfinternational.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/south-asia Email: info@adfinternational.org
Contact Indian Embassy: Demand protection for Christian minority rights Indian Embassy (US): +1 (202) 939-7000 Indian Embassy (UK): +44 (0)20 7836 8484 Message: "India's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Document evidence shows thousands of attacks on Christians. Anti conversion laws criminalize faith. This is persecution, not religious harmony."
Start a Conversation: Ask people: "India is the world's largest democracy. Why are Christians being beaten for worshipping, and why isn't this treated like the human rights crisis it is?" Challenge the selective outrage that ignores Christian persecution when it's politically inconvenient.
Support Voice of the Martyrs: Provides aid to persecuted Christians in hostile nations Website: https://www.persecution.com Phone: +1 (918) 337-8015 Email: thevoice@vom-usa.org
Amplify Their Stories: Share documentation of Indian persecution on social media. Tag journalists, human rights organizations, and politicians. Force the silence to break. Christians in India need the world watching.
