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Freedom of religion. Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 25-28 of the Constitution of India. [1] Modern India came into existence in 1947 and the Indian constitution 's preamble was amended in 1976, to make India a secular state. [2]
Total population. 26 million [1] (2.3%) (2011) Regions with significant populations. Largest Christian population in Kerala at 6.14 million (18.4% of state population). Majority in Nagaland at 87.92%, Mizoram at 87.16% and Meghalaya at 74.59%. Plurality in Manipur at 41.29% and Arunachal Pradesh at 30%.
Many scholars and intellectuals believe that India's predominant religion, Hinduism, has long been a most tolerant religion. [21] Rajni Kothari, founder of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies has written, "[India] is a country built on the foundations of a civilisation that is fundamentally non-religious." [22]
In the ensuing years, they were denounced in anti-Christian propaganda and they were targeted for violence by Hindu nationalist groups which wanted to prevent tribal voters and lower-caste voters from converting to Christianity. [5] In March 1998, the BJP started its rule of India and anti-Christian violence dramatically increased. [1] [7] [8]
The Church of South India is a United Church that came into existence on 27 September 1947. The churches that came into the union were the Anglican Church, the Methodist Church, and the South India United Church (a union in 1904 of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches). Later the Basel Mission Churches in South India also joined the Union.
First constitution for the United States. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served as the nation's first frame of government. It was debated by the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between July 1776 and ...
The All India Conference of Indian Christians ( AICIC) is an ecumenical organisation founded in 1914 to represent the interests of Christians in India. [ 1] It was founded to advocate for the moral, economic, and intellectual development of the Indian Christian community. [ 1] The All India Conference of Indian Christians held its first meeting ...
Status: In force. The Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872 is an act of the Parliament of India regulating the legal marriage of Indian Christians. It was enacted on 18 July 1872 and applies throughout India, excluding the territories (Travancore-Cochin, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir. [1]) which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were ...