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National Consultation on “ Upholding Constitutional Rights of Minorities,

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We would like to inform you that National United Christian Forum (NUCF) is organizing  a National Consultation on “ Upholding   Constitutional Rights of Minorities, with Special Reference to Christians” on 17th March, 2015 at Delhi Bible Institute, 50 Amrita Shergil Marg, from 10 am to 5 pm.
The NUCF members are: National Council of Churches in India (NCCI), which represents Protestant and Orthodox Churches in India, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), which represents all the Catholic Churches in India and EFI Council of Churches (EFICC), which represents the Evangelical Churches in India. Important leaders from the Christian Community are participating in this consultation from all over India including Presidents of CBCI, NCCI and EFICC: His Eminence Basilios Cardinal Cleemis, President, CBCI; Bishop Dr. Taranath. S. Sagar, President NCCI; and Bishop Dr. C. V. Mathews, EFICC.
Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph, Member National Human Rights Commission and Prof. Dr. TK. Oommen will be addressing the gathering.
The purpose of the consultation is to understand the contemporary scenario of India and to deliberate upon a united response of the Indian Churches.
We will be issuing a press statement immediately after the consultation in the evening on 17th March 2015.
Fr. Joseph Chinnayan, CBCIRev. Dr. Roger Gaikwad, NCCIRev. Dr. Richard Howell, EFICC

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