41.   Christian missionaries admit conversations do take place, but they deny that people are coerced, or given money or other inducements.

42.   Christian missionaries trying to negotiate freedom for the hostages, who include six Europeans, gave up last week.

43.   Christian missionaries admit they convert people but deny offering inducements, which is illegal under Indian law.

44.   Earlier attempts by Christian missionaries had ended in failure.

45.   For this reason, some nations, such as China and India, have imposed restrictions on visas for Christian missionaries.

46.   Grieving residents of an eastern Indian town prepared Sunday for the funeral of a Christian missionary and his two sons who were burned to death by suspected Hindu extremists.

47.   He demanded a government probe into the accusation of forcible conversions by Christian missionaries.

48.   He had been negotiating with Christian missionaries.

49.   Hindu groups accuse Christian missionaries of seeking converts among poor, often illiterate villagers by promising jobs or money.

50.   Hindu groups say Christian missionaries use foreign funds to entice poor, low-caste Hindus to convert.