'Clear Attack On Christians': US Lawmaker Warns India's FCRA Changes Could Affect Bilateral Ties
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News world 'Clear Attack On Christians': US Lawmaker Warns India's FCRA Changes Could Affect Bilateral Ties 'Clear Attack On Christians': US Lawmaker Warns India's FCRA Changes Could Affect Bilateral Ties Published By, Last Updated: August 05, 2026, 02:52 IST Riley Moore voiced concern over FCRA amendments, stating they could affect bilateral relations and allow government takeovers of churches. US Congressman Riley Moore. (File photo: Getty Images via AFP) A US lawmaker on Tuesday voiced concern over the amendments proposed by India to its laws governing foreign donations received by NGOs, trusts, educational institutions and religious organisations, and said the move could affect bilateral relations.
US Congressman Riley Moore said the amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) would permit the Indian government to takeover churches and religious charities and would amount to “clear attack against Christians". “Christians have been in India since St Thomas the Apostle travelled to the Malabar Coast just decades after the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. But despite this long Christian history, India’s Parliament is considering amending Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment (FCRA) rules to permit government takeovers of churches and religious charities," Moore, a Republican from West Virginia, said in a post on X.
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