Wednesday, August 27, 2008

CSW condemns 'horrific' attacks on Christians in India

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/csw.condemns.horrific.attacks.on.christians.in.india/21301.htm

[Christianity Today UK] 27 Aug 2008--Christian Solidarity Worldwide has condemned the murder of Indian Hindu leader Swami Lakhmananda Saraswati on Saturday, and the “horrific” attacks which have been launched against the Christian community in Orissa state by Hindu extremists subsequently.

Naxalites, or Maoist insurgents, have been blamed for the killing of Saraswati and his four associates, but the extremist Hindu group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), of which Saraswati was a local figurehead, has responded by launching a devastating series of attacks on Christian targets, including murders, rape and widespread destruction of property, and publicly inciting further hatred against Christians, says CSW.

Related articles:
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/india.mobs.attack.christians.after.leaders.death/21292.htm India: Mobs attack Christians after leader’s death - Christianity Today UK
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080826/hindu-mob-attacks-christian-orphanage.htm
Hindu Mob Attacks Christian Orphanage - The Christian Post

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