India update 10-04-08

Sat, 04/10/2008 - 3:02pm Anti-minority campaign can undo economic gains in India <http://www.persecution.in/node/3292>

Saturday,4 October 2008
- Amulya Ganguli India's secularism has rarely been under a greater threat. The reasons, however, are mixed and complex.
posted in: Current Issue <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/32> , <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/30> , East India <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/2>
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Sat, 04/10/2008 - 2:00pm Pastor threatened in Chattisgarh <http://www.persecution.in/node/3291>

The Indian Pentecostal church of God was started in Kirandool in Bastar District Chattisgarh State in the year 1969. Since 2002, Pastor George Kuramootil has been ministering in this church. There are around 125 people in the church of whom 90 from another religious background.There are two shops belonging to christians near the church.
posted in: Current Issue <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/32> , <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/30> , East India <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/2>
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Sat, 04/10/2008 - 1:53pm Christians attacked in Chattisgarh village <http://www.persecution.in/node/3290>

Pastor Satish is a pastor of an Independant Church in Bacheli 10 km from Kirandool Bastar District, Chattisgarh State.On 28th September '08, Sunday morning in village Bacheli, his church believers were targeted by the Bajrang Dal. who instigated 200 local people to attack a particular area in Bacheli village, beat up around 40 Christians with stout sticks.
Six Christians were seriously injured in the attack while dozens of others susutainsed simple injuries.The other believers sent urgent messages to the police who arrived and and took them to the Hospital were they were treated.
Pray for these areas were there is lot of persecution.
posted in: Current Issue <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/32> , Persecution <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/25> , Central India <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/36>
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Sat, 04/10/2008 - 10:43am Home Minister sends strongly-worded letter to Orissa <http://www.persecution.in/node/3289>

New Delhi, India: After the Union cabinet took a serious view and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed anguish over continuing violence against Christians in Orissa, Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Friday shot off a strongly-worded letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asking him to take effective measures and provide security for the community.
The letter came hours after the Union cabinet expressed grave concern over the situation in the state with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directing Patil to present an appraisal report on the situation at the next cabinet meeting.
posted in: Current Issue <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/32> , <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/30> , East India <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/2>
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Sat, 04/10/2008 - 7:51am 38 days after the brutality ,the Orissa CM publicly admits rape of nun <http://www.persecution.in/node/3288>

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Bhubaneswar, 38 days after the brutality on the Religious Nun, the Orissa CM publicly admits that the rape of the young nun was Savage and Shameful.
He told Patnaik to take effective measures to control communal violence and to apprehend elements that continue to stoke violence and hatred.
posted in: Current Issue <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/32> , Persecution <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/25> , East India <http://www.persecution.in/taxonomy/term/2>
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Sat, 04/10/2008 - 7:46am Rally in London Oct 4 against anti-Christian violence in Orissa <http://www.persecution.in/node/3287>

London, Oct 3 : A rally calling for an end to the current wave of anti-Christian violence in the Indian state of Orissa will take place in London Saturday Oct 4.
Many Christians have been killed, and an estimated 50,000 forced to flee their homes in the eastern state as attacks on Christians have escalated across the country after a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his aides were shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his Jalespata Ashram in Kandhamal district Aug 23.