India’s SC upholds lower court ruling in religious liberty restriction case

India’s SC upholds lower court ruling in religious liberty restriction case

India’s Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging restrictions imposed on Christian missionaries and pastors seeking to enter certain tribal villages in Chhattisgarh early this week, drawing a strong response from a leading Catholic prelate and raising broad questions about religious liberty. On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court order in which the judges offered sweeping observations about religious conversions allegedly carried ou…