Supreme Court of India Halts Exhumations of Christian Burial Sites
India's Supreme Court has halted the exhumation of Christian burial sites, intervening in a case that had alarmed Christian communities and human rights groups across the country. The order provides temporary relief for Indian Christians who feared the desecration of their cemeteries and burial grounds — a flashpoint in the broader struggle for religious minority rights in the world's most populous nation.
Read Full Story at Intl Christian ConcernInstead, they were longing for a better country — a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
— Hebrews 11:16
For persecuted Christians in India, the defense of burial sites is about more than land — it is about the dignity of the dead and the community's right to honor its saints. The writer of Hebrews reminds us that believers look beyond earthly plots to a heavenly inheritance, but the earthly fight for religious freedom remains a witness to a watching world.