India (MNN) — A petition from Catholic bishops in India has reached the Supreme Court. It’s only one of several pleas challenging the validity of the new anti-conversion law in Rajasthan State.
The Rajasthan law was passed in September 2025. It prescribes hefty jail time and fines for converting someone by fraud. But the definition of fraud or force is dangerously open to abuse. Greg Musselman with Voice of the Martyrs Canada explains, “Talking about heaven, ‘That’s an allurement away from Hinduism into Christianity.’ Or talking about hell, ‘Oh, you’re scaring people.’”
Musselman says when persecution comes, Christians have three biblical options: flight, fortitude, or fight.
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“[Fight is] not in the physical way, but through the courts. And we have that opportunity in countries like India.”
Twelve Indian states have anti-conversion laws in place, which lead to accusations against Christians, Muslims, and other minorities. Even a charity founded by Mother Teresa has received pushback in recent years.
“They are really supposedly to protect all religions. But that’s just not the way it has happened,” says Musselman. “They’re being used against the Christians to try to stop the spread of Christianity.”
Voice of the Martyrs Canada partners with Christian lawyers to provide legal aid for believers in India. Connect with them to learn how to pray specifically for real-life situations.
“Prayer is the most important thing. We have a resource called the Persecution and Prayer Alert, which is available on the Voice of the Martyrs website, vomcanada.com,” says Musselman. “There [are] other organizations within the VOM family, Open Doors, other ministries.”
Header photo: A church in Hyderabad, India. (Photo courtesy of Paul Silvan via Unsplash)
