Appeal to assist Christians made homeless under persecution in Orissa, and flood victims in Bihar

http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/2008/09/03/appeal-to-assist-christians-made-homeless-under-persecution-in-orissa-and-flood-victims-in-bihar/

[Anglican Mainstream] 3 Sep 2008--Following the reports of violence against Christians in Orissa state in India ( see latest www.lapidomedia.com/news/christian-persecution-india_01-09-2008.php), Anglican Mainstream has been asked to support the work of Christian mission groups in Orissa state assisting the thousands of Christians who have been made homeless.

The police have been protecting people’s lives. But the Christians have been driven out of their homes to take refuge in the forest areas. Militant gangs have been burning and looting their houses so that the people do not even have the utensils needed to cook their food. The Hindu fundamentalists want to drive Christians from the state and the Maoists want to recruit the Christians made homeless to their cause. So the Christians are caught between the two.