Sign before praying: A new conversion law is affecting churchgoers in Indian state

Posted on September 30, 2026 
Filed under for your prayers, World news

News from India –

“Some churches in and around India’s financial capital Mumbai have begun asking worshippers to give a declaration in writing – ‘I came here to pray of my own free will.’ …

The practice began at some churches in late August, just before a new law against religious conversion took effect in Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital. …”

– Story from BBC News.