Pay Money To Get Rid Of Your Sins? 'Religion In India Has Become A Profitable & Secure Business Without Any Loss'

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Next year will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, when one man's protest changed Christianity in Europe.

On 25 May, in Andhra Pradesh, it was reported that the income of temples has grown by 27 percent. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu attributed this rise to "growing sins". He said "people are committing sins and to get rid of them, they are going to temples and offering money."

That same day, another story, from Udaipur, was published with the headline: 'A holy dip and Rs 11 is all it takes to be certified free of sins'.