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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Worse Than Ever | Christianity Today

image  When I was in Seattle a couple of weeks ago, I hung out with Troy from Gospel for Asia (GFA). While we were together, news came to him from his office in Dallas about attacks against Christians in regions where GFA is active. We prayed together for peace to fill the void left by false religions and empty political solutions.

Like many people in the eastern India state of Orissa, Nikhil Kumar Kanodia knew an attack on Christians was imminent. But unlike others, Kanodia was a police superintendent. When he declared that Hindu attacks on Christians in his district of Kandhamal would be prosecuted, he was immediately transferred. Soon afterward, Kandhamal became the epicenter of massive anti-Christian violence. Nationalist Hindus have killed, raped, and otherwise assaulted Christians, burned Christian schools, churches, and houses, and left tens of thousands homeless.

read full article here: Worse Than Ever | Christianity Today

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