Christian villagers are rebuilding their lives and relationships more than a year after attacks by Hindu extremists in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. A World Council of Churches Living Letters team travelled recently to Kandhamal, Orissa in solidarity with…
Read more »As noted earlier, Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons sent letters of support to church leaders in India and letters calling for action to end the violence in Orissa to government officials in India.
Read more »The National United Christian Forum in India has called churches to observe September 7 as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace and Goodwill in response to the violence against Christians in the state of Orissa. The Forum invites…
Read more »It began on Saturday, August 23. Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was shot along with four others in an attack in the Kandhamal district of India. In response, waves of violence have been launched against Christians in the state of Orissa. A…
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