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== Christianity In india is significantly underreported ==
== Year change reasoning ==


There is widespread beleif that christianity in india is signficantly underreported - as many epople are not stating there are a follower of Christ becuase they are living in fear from their hindu and muslim famalies
Why are Ip addresses changing from 52 AD to 50 AD? The source says 52 AD and there is a general consensus there is. If someone has a dispute, please put it here.] (]) 11:49, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
can we all agree on this
so can we add a section about this please? ] (]) 13:42, 7 July 2023 (UTC)


:@] Which ] have published this information? —''']''' (]) 13:47, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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::here are some reliable sources
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::this is a website on it being underreported
Participate in the deletion discussion at the ]. —] (]) 18:52, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
::if you require i can give you lots of christians living in fear in india because there are lots of those ] (]) 03:10, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
:::@] The Gospel Coalition does not appear to be an independent source, so it is not usable for the article. —''']''' (]) 03:45, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
::::its a newspaper
::::its fully independent and single
::::i really dont get why you guys are so strict ] (]) 07:50, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
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Participate in the deletion discussion at the ]. —] (]) 19:52, 23 August 2019 (UTC)


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== Why is Chrsitianity in India said to have been established before European colonisations when in fact only christianity in the Malabar Coast, Kerala is before europeans came? ==


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all other parts of India got christainity only after European colonisations. why is wrong info being propagated? is it agenda to christianise the country? <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 07:14, 27 March 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


== Inquisitions Forced Conversion Narrative by Hindu fascists ==
YES WHAT YOU HAVE SAID IS CORRECT AS ACCORDING TO TRADITION SAINT THOMAS CHRISTIANS OF KERALA WHERE THE ONLY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN INDIA BEFORE EUROPEAN INVASION..... <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 12:25, 22 October 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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::Not really.. There were Christian communities all along the west coast (present day Maharashtra and Gujarat, established by the apostle Bartholomew. There were Syrian bishops of the Church of the East in northwest India (present day Punjab, Pakistan and Afghanistan) by the third century AD. Again in the early 1300s, Jordanus established Christian communities on the west coast. Before the European colonisers could come, some St. Thomas Christians had already migrated and established communities in central and north India. The British, who ruled India, did nothing to promote or spread Christianity in India. ] (]) 15:17, 26 October 2020 (UTC)


I have flagged the questionable material added by Varoon (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Special:Diff/1184112020). The user has been abusing Misplaced Pages for their hindu majoritarianist political agenda known as ]. His anti-Christian bias in their other edits are obvious. With impunity, he has been whitewashing the Hindu fascist ] political party for its involvement in anti-Christian violence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Special:Diff/1184577643
== Problematic edits by User:Tharian ==


Inquisition based bogey/ narrative of forced conversions by Hindu ]s and fascists. It has been the anti-freedom of religion and anti-conversion smear campaign; driven by lobbies of ] backing the current administration. It was started by Hindu Maharashtri supremacists such as AK Priolkar who wrote the dubious ] book. They wanted the Konkani language suppressed and replaced as Mahratti and Guzerati in Goa and Damaon; as it has happened in the ] occupied by Maharashtra. The supremacists also wanted Goa erased from the map, by having it occupied by pro-Hindutva Mahraashtra political parties.
In this , User:Tharian stated that the Church of South India and the Church of North India inherited an episcopal polity from the Anglican Communion. However, both of these united Protestant Churches do not have a single polity, but rather a mixed polity that contains elements from episcopal polity, congregational polity, and presbyterian polity. The of the Church of South India clearly states this:
{{quotation|Organized into 22 dioceses, each under the spiritual supervision of a bishop, the church as a whole is governed by a synod, which elects a moderator (presiding bishop) every 2 years. Episcopacy is thus combined with Synodical government, and the church explicitly recognizes that Episcopal, Presbyterian, and congregational elements are all necessary for the church's life.}}
Note that these united Protestant Churches use the term ] rather than Primate, combining both the Presbyterian and Anglican leader into one office; pastors are usually known as "presbyter in charge" rather than "priest in charge" (see ). This fact is corroborated by other references, such as ''The American Church that Might Have Been: A History of the Consultation on Church Union'' by Keith Watkins, Professor Emeritus of Worship at Christian Theological Seminary, who states in his book published by ] that:
{{quotation|The Church of South India created a polity that recognized Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Congregational elements and developed a book of worship that bridged the liturgical traditions that came into this new church. It set up a plan by which existing ministries were accepted while including processes which would lead to the time, a generation later, when all ministers would have been ordained by bishops in apostolic succession. The Church of South India was important as a prototype for a new American church because two factors had come together: the cross-confessional nature of its constituent parts and the intention to be, in effect, the Protestant Christian presence in communities all across the southern territories of its nation.}}
In light of these facts, I have the information in the article. If User:Tharian objects, he should discuss here rather than edit war. I hope this helps. With regards, ]<sup>]</sup> 04:47, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


:Right. The CSI and CNI are just as much Presbyterian and Methodist as they are Anglican. No need to emphasize the Anglican identity over others; Protestant is accurate and what their websites use to describe themselves. ] (]) 05:11, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


A Rediff source has been used. If I remember correctly, Rediff was a listed unreliable as per ].
== Northeast India ==
Can I add the following right after "...in its practices for a long time but since the 20th century has witnessed growth in ] and recently contemporary local Church-planting movements have started to flourish"?


Additionally, there has been dramatic growth of Christianity in Northeast India. In the ongoing ], ] has occurred and thousands of Hindus have been ]<ref name=Tripura>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/aug/02trip.htm|website=rediff.com|title=Tribals unite against conversions in Tripura|date=2 August 2001}}</ref>, both with the ]<ref>{{cite book|author=Subir Bhaumik|title=Ethnicity, Ideology and Religion: Separatist movements in India's Northeast|url=https://apcss.org/Publications/Edited%20Volumes/ReligiousRadicalism/PagesfromReligiousRadicalismandSecurityinSouthAsiach10.pdf|year=2004|publisher=Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies|pp=236}}</ref>.
] (]) 18:22, 15 April 2021 (UTC)


Also, according to Teotonio in the sources used by Varoon (https://books.google.com/books?id=vtf1eRE8FC8C&q=persecution): Oppression of Hindus and demolition of temples was done directly by Portuguese colonialists and started before the Goan Inquisition. Christian Inquisition has been mistaken for Hindu persecution because of the overwhelming YouTube and Twitter smear campaign; run by Hindu fascists and majoritarianists such as Shef Vaidya a mouthpiece and Maharashtri member of ].
:{{u|Shakespeare143}} The proposed text is POV pushing. It clearly hides, {{tq|Church leaders, however, deny any forcible conversions in Tripura}} and {{tq|Radical Hindu religious groups in the region have all along been accusing Christian missionaries of forceful conversions}}. The text also hides the part that the NLFT has been killing people to prevent them from converting. Please take this as a warning that your POV pushing has become aggressive. ] 19:15, 15 April 2021 (UTC)


::{{u|Vincentvikram}} Can you explain why you think I was doing POV pushing? I posted this on the Talk page to get feedback on improving the proposition and to get consensus. ] (]) 19:32, 15 April 2021 (UTC) The Inquisition dealt with Christians only and punished only those Hindus who used force or violence to stop conversions to Christianity; inorder to protect the Christian minority. ] (]) 13:21, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
:: Can you elaborate about how the NLFT has been killing people to prevent them from converting? ] (]) 19:39, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

:::{{u|Shakespeare143}} The text you have proposed is based on a cherry-picked perspective based on the NLFT. I have pointed out the text in the rediff links which shows the other aspects not covered by your text, hence the "point of view" pushing. Since you have already gone through the tutorials, ] should be familiar to you since you are now working in an area that is contentious and covered by discretionary sanctions, of which you have been made aware. The second source is very large and cannot be used to support a bald assertion of "support of some local churches". The reason I have templated you is because this pattern is seen in the several pieces of text you tried to insert in various articles. ] 20:07, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

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Christianity In india is significantly underreported

There is widespread beleif that christianity in india is signficantly underreported - as many epople are not stating there are a follower of Christ becuase they are living in fear from their hindu and muslim famalies can we all agree on this so can we add a section about this please? Josephjoseph230 (talk) 13:42, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

@Josephjoseph230 Which reliable sources have published this information? —C.Fred (talk) 13:47, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
here are some reliable sources
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/india-post-christian/
this is a website on it being underreported
if you require i can give you lots of christians living in fear in india because there are lots of those Josephjoseph230 (talk) 03:10, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
@Josephjoseph230 The Gospel Coalition does not appear to be an independent source, so it is not usable for the article. —C.Fred (talk) 03:45, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
its a newspaper
its fully independent and single
i really dont get why you guys are so strict Josephjoseph230 (talk) 07:50, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
No, it is not — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 09:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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Inquisitions Forced Conversion Narrative by Hindu fascists

About this edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Special:Diff/1185080586

I have flagged the questionable material added by Varoon (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Special:Diff/1184112020). The user has been abusing Misplaced Pages for their hindu majoritarianist political agenda known as hindutva. His anti-Christian bias in their other edits are obvious. With impunity, he has been whitewashing the Hindu fascist BJP political party for its involvement in anti-Christian violence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Special:Diff/1184577643

Inquisition based bogey/ narrative of forced conversions by Hindu majoritarianists and fascists. It has been the anti-freedom of religion and anti-conversion smear campaign; driven by lobbies of Hindu fascism backing the current administration. It was started by Hindu Maharashtri supremacists such as AK Priolkar who wrote the dubious the Goa Inquisition book. They wanted the Konkani language suppressed and replaced as Mahratti and Guzerati in Goa and Damaon; as it has happened in the Konkan Division occupied by Maharashtra. The supremacists also wanted Goa erased from the map, by having it occupied by pro-Hindutva Mahraashtra political parties.


A Rediff source has been used. If I remember correctly, Rediff was a listed unreliable as per WP:RS.


Also, according to Teotonio in the sources used by Varoon (https://books.google.com/books?id=vtf1eRE8FC8C&q=persecution): Oppression of Hindus and demolition of temples was done directly by Portuguese colonialists and started before the Goan Inquisition. Christian Inquisition has been mistaken for Hindu persecution because of the overwhelming YouTube and Twitter smear campaign; run by Hindu fascists and majoritarianists such as Shef Vaidya a mouthpiece and Maharashtri member of RSS.

The Inquisition dealt with Christians only and punished only those Hindus who used force or violence to stop conversions to Christianity; inorder to protect the Christian minority. 106.79.207.29 (talk) 13:21, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

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