even kids were peresecuted
Churches being broken and damaged
Bibles and church properties went into ashes
Hindu militants incited by the anti-Christian violence that has been escalating across India since August 23 and angered by allegedly "forced" conversions of Hindus to Christianity attacked more than a dozen churches throughout Karnataka in Bangalore, Mangalore, Udupi Davangere and Chikmangalore on September 14. According to the Evangelical Fellowship of India, a mob attacked the church buildings in the village of Puthur, Dakshina Kannada district. Windows, lights, and furniture in one church building were destroyed while the other building was burned. Christians in the town of Talguppa, Shimoga district have received threats of violence from the militants if they continue conducting worship services. On August 23, in Bangalore when Pastors were preaching Gospel in the street in early morning, more than 45 Hindu militant began to start beating the Pastors and soon they were dragged to the Police station along with 2 women believer. By afternoon there were 7 Pastors and 2 women believers beaten up and locked up in the prison just for sharing their Faith. Since then there has been a lot of peresecution of Christian believers and women being manhandled and churches being destroyed and Pastors being tortured. Raju, a well know citizen in this city by all as a good Samaritan was not spared, he too was arrested.
Morris working among more than 20000 needy children helped by his father also the Senior Pastor has been persecuted badly. His whole family serving in Ministry has been harassed continuously by Hindu militants, they even got attacked and were to be killed many times. Two years ago when the senior Pastor was traveling in the Car, more than 230 militants tried to burn him alive but had a narrow escape and survived. The Church premise which was used as a worship hall as well as Children’s Development Center for conducting various activities for needy children has been damaged. The life of his family is being threatened and targeted. The militants have also targeted to destroy atleast 150 Churches by the end of September in the City.
On September 14, Seven Pastors were attacked by Hindu militants in Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Another pastor was beaten by a militant group after he filed a written complaint to the police against the local leader of the group. A dozen Church building was burned down on September 13 by Hindu militants in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh.
On September 16, a guard at a convent in Banduha village was shot dead after he refused to let the Hindu Militants to eneter the Convent and also for refusing to call the Nuns inside the convent to come outside.
In the state of Karala, a building that was used for both kindergarten classes and hosting church services was attacked and windows were smashed on September 15 along with many other Church buildings.
Also on September 14, a Pastor and other Christians were beaten badly by Hindu militants when they were gathered for worship in the home of a believer in Talatad village, Jharkhand. The believers were bleeding profusely and there was blood spill all along the way when they were forcibly taken to a Hindu temple where the militants demanded them to convert to Hinduism. Attacks on Christian homes and shops A paralyzed man who was in his house was unable to escape his burning house and was killed when the Hindu Militant set it on fire.
More than 4320 houses belonging to Christians have been reportedly burned to the ground by militants. Houses have also been ransacked, pelted with stones and vandalized. Christian-owned shops have been torched and looted. Many Christians have fled their homes and are seeking refuge in the jungle. Thousands of other Christians have fled to relief centres. There are reports of Hindus raiding these centres and Christian villages, threatening the Christians with violence if they do not convert to Hinduism immediately.
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