Converts Not Complying With Indian State's Conversion Law

In the Indian state of Orissa, District Collector Krishan Kumar says that individuals converting to Christianity are not complying with the Orissa's 1989 Freedom of Religion Act that calls for converts to submit a form to a district magistrate. Express Buzz yesterday reported that between 1989 and 2008, only two individuals filed, while the Christian population of the Orissa went up by over 42,000. While some of the increase is likely due to migration, much of it is also from conversions.