Richard Howell

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  Sep 2, 2026

  India's new law could turn Christian compassion into a crime

  Under India's newest anti-conversion law, the person accused of facilitating a conversion must prove it was voluntary. Rev. Richard Howell asks who gets to decide where compassion ends and coercion begins.

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  Aug 26, 2026

  How India's Christians are fighting back legally after long silence

  Silence has long been the default response of Christian institutions in India when confronted with administrative action. This piece argues that the moment calls for something different: neither submission nor confrontation, but courageous constitutional engagement rooted in both scripture and citizenship.

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  Mar 10, 2026

  Europe didn’t lose Christianity overnight. The Church gave it away

  That is when decline begins: not when the Church is attacked, but when it becomes comfortable.

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  Mar 4, 2026

  6 ways a weak Western Church hurts the global Church

  When Western Christianity weakens — spiritually, morally, intellectually and institutionally — the consequences don't stop at the Atlantic.

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  Feb 5, 2026

  India's toxic anti-conversion laws: Will Supreme Court finally strike them down?

  The outcome of this case could have profound implications for millions of people, both in India and around the world.

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  Feb 3, 2026

  Western Christianity is having the wrong debate about 'mission'

  When mission becomes a program, it becomes optional. Churches can cut it when budgets tighten or when conflict rises. When mission is identity, it is non-negotiable.

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  Jan 26, 2026

  What India still refuses to learn from Graham Staines' brutal murder

  Her forgiveness asked an unbearable question: What kind of nation are we becoming if mercy unsettles us more than murder?

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  Jan 22, 2026

  Christian nationalism done right looks like this

  This is the tension Christians live in every day.

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  Jan 14, 2026

  Why the Gospel cannot endorse salvation by domination

  When political strength becomes salvific, politics becomes theology by other means.

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  Feb 19, 2025

  What the National Prayer Breakfast 2025 taught me

  Can faith unite and transform in a world fractured by division and uncertainty? The National Prayer Breakfast 2025 provided a resounding answer rooted in the Spirit of Jesus of Nazareth.