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Two tribal Christians guarding their village have been killed in attacks that involved gunfire and mortars in the northeast Indian state of Manipur, as per allegations by a local Kuki-Zo tribal organization. The attacks were reportedly carried out by central forces and Hindu Meitei insurgents, who then engaged in acts of dragging, mutilating and stomping on the bodies.
Jassa’s search for God led him to Saudi Arabia, the seat of his religion. After driving 1,600 miles round trip, he did not find God, and the emptiness inside his heart was greater than when he started his trip.
A Christian couple in central India haven't seen their two young children for more than a month after an attack by followers of a traditional tribal religion drove them from their village for refusing to recant their faith.
Christian leaders in India are decrying a threat made by a Hindu fundamentalist group that wants to ban Christian symbols in schools, including crosses, statues and religious dress.
Violence has continued to ravage Manipur, a northeastern state of India, for 10 months, with the latest incident being a bomb explosion on Friday that claimed one life and left two others injured. The ongoing turmoil, which has made life difficult for the state’s 3.6 million people, has raised serious concerns over the efficacy of both the state and central governments in maintaining peace and order.
The U.S. Senate has taken a significant step forward in the global fight for religious freedom with the introduction of a resolution calling for the U.S. government to use all diplomatic and sanctions tools at its disposal to address and penalize violators of religious freedom internationally.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of an Indian missionary, the conclusion of the Rochester Revival, and Zurich banning Anabaptists.
