India, where it's not safe to be a Christian...

Over the past several months we have been outraged by the murderous violence directed against Christians in India. While calls for justice ring out from the international community, and the United States in particular, the response of the Indian government is apathetic at best.

Today, we are grieved to have received one more report:

Three more believers were martyred and twelve others were severely wounded in a fresh wave of violence in Orissa, India, on September 30. The latest attacks occurred in villages near Kandhamal, which has been the epicenter of violence against Christians since August 22. 

The violence in Orissa came as attacks in two other Indian states targeted a Christian pastor and a GFA-related center for children.

An estimated 30 Christians have been killed and thousands of others have lost their homes since Hindu extremists went on a rampage after their leader, Swami Laxmananda Saraswati was murdered. His followers are seeking revenge for his death, for which Christians have been blamed. However, Maoists have claimed responsibility for the murder. More...

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