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  "path": "/2026/03/19/indias-second-largest-state-passes-discriminatory-anti-conversion-law/",
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  "textContent": "The Maharashtra Assembly passed a bill this week to legally regulate religious conversion. Ironically titled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, the legislation imposes stringent restrictions on individuals’ rights to convert to another faith tradition. Those found guilty of an “unlawful conversion” now face fines and up to seven years’ imprisonment in India’s second-most populous…\n\nThe post India’s Second-Largest State Passes Discriminatory Anti-Conversion Law  first appeared on International Christian Concern.",
  "title": "India’s Second-Largest State Passes Discriminatory Anti-Conversion Law"
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