At least 500 Christians killed in India (not reported in U.S. media)

AsiaNews.it ^ | 11/4/08 | AsiaNews.it

[Kay]

New Delhi (AsiaNews) – A representative of the local government in Orissa estimated that more than 500 people died as a consequence of the anti-Christian pogrom launched by Hindu fundamentalists. He said he personally authorised the cremation of at least 200 bodies....

[Kay]

At least 500 Christians killed in Orissa, government sources say The official death toll stands at 31 but a fact-finding mission by a Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist team in the affected area sheds new light on the scale of the attacks and on the present conditions of the refugees. It calls for the banning of radical Hindu groups.

New Delhi (AsiaNews) – A representative of the local government in Orissa estimated that more than 500 people died as a consequence of the anti-Christian pogrom launched by Hindu fundamentalists. He said he personally authorised the cremation of at least 200 bodies.

[caffe]

This is so sad

[gore_sux_2000]

What, if anything, can we do to help these people?

[GaryLee1990]

Amazing. If Christians in India killed 500 Hindus, the American press would go nuts.

RightWingIt.com

[AliVeritas]

ping

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Verify before sending any money... there are scammers active in the missionary circles- on both sides.

[Kay]

Go to the link. Read the news for yourself. Nobody is asking for money. They need prayers on their behalf.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Jews have been the historic victims of religious persecution. Now it seems that Christians are. Why? Because we are against Anarchy and Atheism!

[skr]

May our Heavenly Father turn this evil into good which glorifies His majesty and mercy.

[Kay]

Please pray and let others know in order to pray as well. Thank you.

[mylife]

Orissa has been killing Christians for some time now

[Salvation]

Prayers for all the Christians. There have also been several threads about Catholics being killed in this outrage.

[brushcop]

Well to help, you can go to www.persecution.org and sign up for their free newsletter which is excellent, very informative. They also walk the walk so your few bucks that you send to them is spent in the right places.

Their newsletter can be graphic but for the right reasons. You really learn what's going on around the world, it cuts right to the heart of the matter and you learn how these scummy governments operate and also, you learn the power of faith and how it helps, try it you'll like it, a good opportunity to get out of your comfort zone.

These folks are not your perceived limp-wristed Christians, they're something else.

[gore_sux_2000]

I will take a look, thank you! I can’t just sit here and not do something.....we have it so easy in this country (at least for now!)

[brushcop]

OOPS, I meant www.persecution.COM!! I do that everytime, another FReeper has to keep correcting me. But I really think that you will get something out of the newsletter.

One of my sons put me on to that years ago, that's when I started really learning about Islam advancing through terror and literally, the sword. This was quite sometime before 9/11 and when that happened I found I was pretty well informed.

[bperiwinkle7]

This is true.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

If 500 people are dead, it will come in the media somewhere... you can’t hide 500 dead people in a populated country like India. That’s all I’m saying.

Asianews.IT is not an unbiased source of news. It’s more of a blog, than anything else.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

"The official death toll stands at 31 but a fact-finding mission by a Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist team in the affected area sheds new light on the scale of the attacks and on the present conditions of the refugees. It calls for the banning of radical Hindu groups."

LOL! The Communists, like their siblings in neighboring Nepal, have no beef with Hindus in either country. Right!

[Kay]

It is well known in Christian circles already — well known among Catholics and prostestant missionaries (e.g. YWAM). I believe the U.S. is under-reporting it.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Not reporting 500 dead would be a joke. Give me a news source other than Asianews.IT or its affiliates.

Cite local Indian media, vernacular media, etc.