2012-04-27 16:14:05

Karnataka Governor recognizes Christian contribution in India


(April 27, 2012) The governor of southern India’s Karnataka state has publicly recognized the great contribution of Christians to nation building in terms of education, health and other social and people development programmes. At a public reception held on Thursday in southern India’s Bangalore city during the 27th quadrennial assembly of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj noted that India, the only country which expresses the fellowship of faiths, is a secular country in which security and safety of the minority rights is constitutionally provided. So, he said, harming places of worship is equal to harming the Indian Constitution. Church is the sign of hope for the poor and needy, Bhardwaj said, adding, Churches in India give life to the Nation in the same way that Jesus Christ spread the light of hope to the needy. The Karnataka Governor pledged security to the Christians and their property in Karnataka. The April 25-28 NCCI assembly in Bangalore is discussing the theme, “Gospel in a Groaning World”. The NCCI is an inter-confessional autonomous council of 30 Protestant and Orthodox Churches in India, and accounts for some 13 million Christians. The Catholic Church is not a NCCI member.








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