Sri Lanka's Parliament to Consider Anti-Conversion Bill

By Kenneth Chan,

Less than one week remains before Sri Lanka's parliament is expected to consider a bill that, if passed, may have detrimental effects on the local Christian community. Already having received approval by the country's cabinet, the bill entitled "The Act for the Protection of Religious Freedom," will be considered on July 20.

Patterned after a bill in Tamil Nadu, India, "The Act for the Protection of Religious Freedom" claims to protect religious freedom by banning

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