The Lok Sabha ChamberJuly 24, 2026, Washington, D.C. – The Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) urges opposition yet again to a proposed amendment in India’s lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, that would be disastrous for religious freedom. According to reporting in Christianity Today from April 2024, approximately 16,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) held active licenses under India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Responding to that argument, Trimble said:Promoting one’s religious teachings as true and worthy of consideration by those in one’s surrounding community is itself integral to religious freedom. The proposed FCRA Amendment would make the situation even worse. The U.S. government and American Christians have a role to play in countering the FCRA Amendment.