This week in Christian history: Teen Mania ends, Thomas Tenison dies, missionary Amy Carmichael born
Events from this week in Christian history include the death of Thomas Tenison, the birth of Amy Carmichael, and the closure of Teen Mania.
India
Did India deny a visa to Franklin Graham ahead of a crusade? Here's what we know
The Rev. Franklin Graham was recently unable to attend a Christian revival event in India due to a visa issue, with some alleging foul play.
Thousands of Christians rally in Delhi against ‘rising, sustained, systematic’ attacks
Around 2,000 Christians from across India gathered in New Delhi to protest rising, sustained and systematic violence against the religious minority community. Speakers at the gathering called attention to a 500% rise in reported violence since 2014, and largely with impunity.
India: Christian families denied right to bury deceased relatives
Two Christian families in India’s Chhattisgarh state were denied the right to bury deceased relatives in their native villages. In both incidents, locals blocked access to burial plots and insisted on Hindu rites as a condition for entry, forcing the families to travel elsewhere to perform final rites.
Petition issues new challenges India’s anti-conversion laws allowing demolition, property seizures
India’s Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Rajasthan government regarding a petition challenging the state’s “anti-conversion” law, which allows officials to demolish homes and seize property based on mere allegations of forcible conversion.
Anglicans meet in India to tackle modern slavery: 'Church cannot remain passive'
Anglicans recently met in the Diocese of Durgapur in north India for a conference aimed at tackling human trafficking and slavery.
Violent mob attacks Christian families inside church, try to force pastor to teach about Hindu gods
When a Hindu extremist mob assaulted Christian men, women and children during a church service in India in late September, police jailed the pastor and charged him and four other Christians.
This week in Christian history: Martin Luther King Sr. dies; Amy Carmichael goes to India
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the arrival of Amy Carmichael in India, the death of Martin Luther King Sr., and the election of Charles Anderson as presiding bishop.
3 Christians, including pastor, arrested in India for outreach to Hindus
Three Christians, including a pastor, were arrested in northern India under a controversial anti-conversion law for allegedly trying to convert Hindus to Christianity through "inducements."
Christians say authorities, media covering up pastor’s death in India: It was murder
More than six months after police in southern India dismissed the death of a pastor as a road accident, Christians in the region say there is strong evidence that the continually threatened evangelist was murdered.
