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Karnataka, 20 Christians attacked on false charges of forced conversion
by Nirmala Carvalho
The Pentecostal pastor of the Agape Church has lost a finger. A man and a woman seriously injured in the leg and head. Hindu nationalists raided a private home. Sajan George, the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC): "assaulting a woman, exceeds any standards of decency. Christian’s safety in their own homes at risk in Karnataka. "  read more »

Sub: Resolutions Passed at the Pastors Meeting Held at Bangalore on 02-12-2011, Organized by the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC).

Three hundred and twenty pastors hailing from different parts of 30 districts of Karnataka, assembled for a day-long fellowship organized by the Global Council of Indian Christians at the auditorium of Indian Campus Crusade for Christ in Bangalore on Friday, 02-12-2011, to deliberate and renew their commitment to serve the Lord in the face of unending persecution in the State of Karnataka, unanimously passed the following resolutions:  read more »

Vatican asks Hindus to fight anti-Christian propaganda

(AFP)

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Thursday asked Hindus to fight "hateful propaganda" and allow Christians to practise their religion freely, in a message delivered to mark the upcoming festival of light, Diwali.  read more »

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Karnataka: police arrest Pentecostal pastor on false charges
by Nirmala Carvalho
The incident happened in Bangalore on June 5. Hindu radicals campaign against the law intended by the government to curb sectarian violence. The President of the Global Council of Indian Christians: "We are treated like second class citizens."  read more »

The Somasekhar commission does not tell one who did these terrible things; but it goes out of its way to tell us who did not do these terrible things
Bangalore: The great mystery of who actually were responsible for the vandalising of over 50 places of worship and prayer, overwhelmingly Christian, spread over 10 districts in Karnataka in September 2008 remains unresolvedThe Commission of Inquiry, headed by B.K. Somasekhara, set up on September 19, 2008 investigated 57 incidents of attack, all but one of them on Christian places of worship and prayer. The maximum number of such attacks investigated by the commission took place in Dakshina Kannada (32), followed by Davangere (10), Chikmagalur (4), Udupi (4), Bangalore Rural and Urban (3) and Belgaum, Bellary, Chickballapur and Kolar (one each). Though no was killed, many were injured. Loss to church property, in some cases described by the commission as “colossal”, was extensive.  read more »

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by Nirmala Carvalho
Ostensibly, the authorities were not involved in 2008 attacks against churches. The Global Council of Indian Christians slams what it calls a biased report, complaining about the double standards applied to Christians and Hindus involved in the unrest.  read more »