{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"INDIA: Human Rights Lawyer Says, \u201cIt\u2019s God\u2019s Fight. I Am Here to Serve.\u201d","description":"In India, carrying a Bible to a meeting\u2014or even offering a Hindu tea and cookies\u2014could be construed as illegally \u201centicing\u201d that Hindu to change his or her religion. Under anti-conversion laws currently enacted by 12 of India\u2019s states, such \u201centicement\u201d can result in a long prison sentence. And once charges are filed against a pastor or other Christian, there is no presumption of innocence; it is up to the accused to prove their innocence. Sister Joti, a human rights lawyer in India, has worked on numerous religious freedom cases. She will tell listeners about 80 pastors currently in prison, accused of \u201cforcible conversion.\u201d Listen as Joti shares how the courts have tried to navigate the seeming opposites of a constitutional promise of the freedom to practice and propagate one\u2019s religion and state laws that require a person to notify the government, in advance, of their conversion. She\u2019ll also tell how she and her coworkers are advising pastors and churches to document interactions with Hindus and even record their sermons in order to create an evidence trail against possible future legal challenges. Joti knows her work could put her in danger, yet boldly continues in what God has called her to do. \u201cThe work impacts real lives and real people,\u201d she says. \u201cI am here to serve, for as long as I can.\u201d Pray for Christians in India to be bold in showing love to their neighbors, and for lawyers like Joti on the frontlines serving persecuted Christians in the court. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians throughout the year, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today. ","author_name":"VOMRadio","author_url":"http:\/\/www.vomradio.net","html":"