Indian State Criminalises Praying for the Sick

Authorities describe healing as an "evil" that needs to be prevented

A ban on “magical healing” is the latest attempt by Indian authorities to crack down on Christian evangelism.

The Hindu dominated state of Assam, 2000km east of Delhi, is proposing to jail Christians who offer prayer - or any other “unscientific practices” - for people who are unwell.

You have to love a group of people who worship cows talking about cracking down on unscientific practices. But I digress.

The real upset for authorities in India is that sick people frequently get better after receiving prayer. And then they become Christians. And they don’t want that.

The government would rather their people sickly than Christian. Beelzebub says hello.

The state’s ban on prayer says …