Northeast Christian leaders are worried over allegations of forced conversions.

Northeast Christian leaders

Guwahati: Northeast Christian leaders representing all the churches in the region gathered in Guwahati and expressed great dismay at some of the distressing developments taking place in our society these days.
Leaders from the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India, Church of North India, Presbyterian Church of India, North East Christian Council (all Protestant Churches), Evangelical Fellowship of India (all Pentecostal Churches) and Regional Catholic Bishops of North East Represented the conference.

A statement said they saw “alarming news” being spread among people regarding the “change” issue.

He said that this topic or issue was nothing but an attempt to defame the Christian community which has “day” for all sections of the society irrespective of caste, creed or race in the field of education, health and social development”.

“We are the first to condemn any kind of ‘forced’ conversion. At the same time, we affirm the right of every citizen to choose any religion of his choice as guaranteed by the Constitution. , see Articles 25-28”, the statement added.
He added, “We find it very wrong to make false allegations of ‘conversion’ through coercion, fraud or greed with the intention of degrading our community. We feel that such allegations are made with the intention of dividing our society.”

“What we feel most ashamed about is that the identity and cultural values ​​of the North-East region and Assam are being eroded by people who are not our country,” the statement added. want to take their model from these areas. Unfortunately, communal violence has found ideological acceptance. Northeast society has always been open-minded and open-minded, with an open mind and a desire to foster better relationships.
“The people of the North East have always strongly opposed the imposition of value systems, divisive thinking and narrow-mindedness which are totally alien to our collective ethos. We have always believed in harmony and cooperation and warm relations. Our mind has always been involved”, he added.
The statement added, “In this context, we express our pain over the unfortunate incidents at the inter-state borders and express our solidarity with all those who are trying to resolve the issues amicably.” We appeal to all parties of goodwill to look at the whole matter with a sense of history and fair thinking.

“What we want above all is for an atmosphere of peace, cooperation and mutual support to exist between us in these days of increasing political and economic turmoil. United we will never fail”, the statement concluded.