While We Celebrated Christmas, Hundreds Of Indian Christians Were Assaulted By Hindu Mobs

In liturgical calendar, Christmas Day followed by holidays St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Church. Two A few days later is Holy Innocents a feast in memory of children under the age of 2 killed by a brutal tyrant Herod. As wiser than I’ve observed, our celebration of Christ Child’s birth is spoiled by man’s sinful desire to exterminate him and those related to him.

Yet We don’t need 2,000 historical events to look at many years ago to understand that the following Christ have consequences. This Over 1,000 Christians people in Indian states Chhattisgarh have been attacked by subject to violence mobs Hindu in the past month. Some is forced to convert reportedly to Hinduism. In We Christmas may have lived peacefully and happily through America Christians but continue to face worldwide persecution.

What is Happening in India?

The The 10th worst country India in Christian according to the 2022 report of religious liberty advocacy group Open Doors where the most recent outbreak started in Dec. 9, a Hindu when Christians in outrage over some locals converting to Christianity mobs started attacking “foreign religion” (although its origins India probably date back to the first century AD). Many Christian villagers were assaulted and beaten with various makeshift weapons. At At least two dozen people were injured and hospitalized. Some Christians Forced to attend religious ceremonies in the range “returning” to Hinduism under threat of violence or loss of property. Hundreds of Christians Still far from their homes, many are currently living in churches or sports fields.

Violence The situation in this particular Indian province has reportedly worsened in recent years. According to the United Christian Forum Attacks targeting Christians increased by 70% from 2020 to 2021. “The persecution of Christians in India is intensifying as Hindu extremists aim to cleanse the country of their presence and influence,” reports Open Doors. The “The driving force behind this is Hindutva, an ideology that disregards Indian Christians and other religious minorities as true Indians because they have allegiances that lie outside India, and asserts the country should be purified of their presence.” About 2.5 percent population of India is Christians.

Who From to Reporting? This The latest round of anti

This mob violence has been unleashed Christian to the great benefit of the non quite a bit of media coverage within India media in the country. Christian This story was barely Yet covered in the media, except for one Western, Catholic website. The Pillar argues that: Consider Violence against religious minorities affects more than a thousand people in a country with a history of violence against religious minorities, but does not receive the attention of the free enterprise media. Mob For example, CNN’s recent coverage via

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