India Violence Spreads; Prayer, Action Needed

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080930/india-violence-spreads-prayer-action-needed.htm

[The Christian Post] 1 Oct 2008--India is the largest democracy in the world and has the second largest population, an estimated 1.1 billion.

But there is a growing and alarming trend – violence against Christians who have a constitutional right to religious freedom and to witness.

The persecution of Christians by Hindu extremists, particularly in the state of Orissa, has increased in the last month and a half.