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ORISSA, INDIA – A 19-year-old Christian man was attacked June 8 in Orissa, India. Bhakta is a member of a church where a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary serves as pastor. Bhakta was home alone when six people stormed into his house and dragged him out. They took him to a local temple and force-fed him food >>>Continue reading >>> ORISSA, INDIA – Nine Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries were arrested August 10 after an encounter with a group of anti-Christian extremists in Orissa, India. The missionaries were handing out Gospel tracts and talking with people when the extremists began harassing them. The missionaries stood firm during the incident. They were taken to the police station and >>>Continue reading >>> ORISSA, INDIA - On the evening of June 30, a group of believers in Orissa, India, was attacked with weapons by 40 to 50 people after refusing to participate in a Hindu festival. Villagers demanded that the Christians make donations and cooperate in the festival, but when the believers decided to stay in their homes >>>Continue reading >>> Far from letting the situation in Orissa settle down, extremist groups have offered a bounty to keep killing Christians-including a $250 reward for each pastor murdered. Three more believers were martyred and twelve others were severely wounded in a fresh wave of violence in Orissa, India, on September 30. The latest attacks occurred in villages near Kandhamal, which has been the epicenter of violence against Christians since August 22. The violence in Orissa came as attacks in two other Indian states targeted >>>Continue reading >>> |
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