An anti-Christian extremist group has physically forced a church building and a Bridge of Hope center to close down in Uttar Pradesh, India. The leader of the radical organization plans to replace the church building—where a Gospel for Asia missionary serves as pastor—with a Hindu temple. With a mission to bring India back to Hinduism, the leader of the group is also plotting to force all the local Christians to convert. These “reconversion” ceremonies often include physically and mentally abusing believers until they bow to traditional idols and deny Christ. And often, those forced into Hinduism were not even followers of that religion before they became Christians. Many teenage Dalit (“Untouchable”) boys are drawn into the radical group by offers of a better life—the very inducements that the extremists falsely accuse Christians … Read entire article »