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India’s Anti-Religious Freedom Laws

India’s Anti-Religious Freedom Laws
A file image of Indian people lighting candles during a Christmas Eve service at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi on Dec. 24, 2016. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images
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Three state governments in India have recently passed new “freedom of religion” laws, also known as anti-conversion laws. The new laws are an attempt to suppress the alleged “love jihad”—an attempt by Muslim men to marry Hindu women with the intention of converting their wives to Islam.

Callista L. Gingrich
Callista L. Gingrich
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Callista Louise Gingrich is a businesswoman, author, documentary film producer, and diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See from 2017 to 2021.
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