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Anti-conversion laws spread across India, prompting increased legal and prayer support efforts

India (MNN) — A petition from Catholic bishops in India has reached the Supreme Court. It’s only one of several pleas challenging the validity of the new anti-conversion law in Rajasthan State.The Rajasthan law was passed in September 2025. It prescribes hefty jail time and fines for converting someone by fraud. But the definition of fraud or force is dangerously open to abuse. Greg Musselman with Voice of the Martyrs Canada explains, “Talking about heaven, ‘That’s an allurement away from Hindui