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India's Caste System Persists Even in Church Burial Grounds
Original: Even in Many Churches, India’s Caste System Lasts Into the Grave
A new report highlights how caste discrimination continues within India's Christian churches, extending even to burial practices, where Dalit Christians are often separated from upper-caste members in graveyards. Despite Christianity's message of equality, many churches maintain caste-based segregation in cemeteries, pews and leadership, prompting renewed debate over how deeply caste divisions run in Indian religious life.
Why now: The report sheds light on caste discrimination surviving within religious communities that preach equality, prompting conversations about social reform in India.
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- Even in Many Churches, India’s Caste System Lasts Into the Grave · Christianity Today
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