anti-christian violence

Anti-Christian violence is “too much” after a pastor is attacked and a cemetery is desecrated

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Anti-Christian-violence-is-%E2%80%9Ctoo-m...
by Nirmala Carvalho
In Chhattisgarh, Hindu extremists seriously injure a Pentecostal clergyman for screening a Jesus movie. In Gujarat, someone destroys tombs in a Christian cemetery. For Global Council of Indian Christian President Sajan George, “there is no respect” for the Christian community.

Mumbai (AsiaNews) – “Repeated attacks against India’s Christian community are too much. There is no respect,” said Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), after more anti-Christian attacks occurred in late January in two different Indian states. In Chhattisgarh, a group of ultranationalist Hindu extremists attacked and seriously wounded a Pentecostal clergyman after accusing him of forced conversions. In Gujarat, someone desecrated a monumental Christian cemetery.  read more »

EU Parliament Condemns Anti-Christian Violence

Reiterates Religious Freedom as Fundamental Human Right

STRASBOURG, France, JAN. 21, 2011 (Zenit.org).- In a resolution adopted Thursday, the European Parliament is condemning attacks against Christians and reiterating that the right to freedom of "thought, conscience and religion" is a fundamental human right.
In 19 points, the Parliament takes up the plight of Christians who have suffered attacks recently in countries such as Iraq and Egypt.  read more »

Karnataka Christians mark Second anniversary of serial attacks

September 16, 2010

Prayer gatherings in churches and Christian institutions across Mangalore marked the second anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Karnataka state.  read more »

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