India, Aug. 5 -- West Virginia Republican Riley Moore slammed India's proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026 as a "clear attack against Christians." He argued in an X post that it risks government takeovers of churches and charities after FCRA registrations end.

"Christians have been in India since St. Thomas the Apostle traveled to the Malabar Coast just decades after the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ," Moore wrote. "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."

"This is a clear attack against Christians. If this bill proceeds in this way, it wo...