Pastor Charged with Converting People Through Prayer
A Baptist pastor who also works as a teacher was arrested last week in the Northeastern state of Assam following complaints from villagers that he was attempting to convert people through prayers. Attempting to heal people by praying for them is illegal under the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Act, enacted in February. This law purportedly wants to create science-based knowledge and a safe environment to protect human health. […]
