When the new members of Congress are sworn in on Jan. 3, the new Senate will seat a Buddhist member for the first time and the House of Representatives will have its first Hindu member.
Hinduism
No Arrests Made in Beating of Pastor, Family in India
An Indian evangelical pastor is recovering from injuries after he and his family were beaten by anti-Christian Hindu extremists near New Delhi, but no arrests have been made in the attack.
Pastor and 12-Year-Old Daughter Beaten by Radicals in India
A mob of about 20 Hindu extremists wielding clubs broke into the home of a church leader in India while believers were gathered there singing worship songs, destroying his belongings and brutally attacking him.
India: Hindu Extremists Break Up Prayer Meeting, Detain Four Christians
A mob of about 50 Hindu extremists broke up a prayer meeting held for the HIV-positive and the blind in Karnataka, India, on September 18.
Extremist Hindus Rout Christians from Rural Indian Village
Hindus twice assaulted a Christian community in a rural India village early this month, beating believers, forcing them into Hindu worship rituals and damaging their homes.
Indian Christians Forced Into Hindu Worship, Driven From Homes
Hindu extremists forced 15 Christians to participate in Hindu worship rituals, then beat them up and rousted them from their village.
Hindu Villagers Attack Mourners in India
Hindu extremists trying to stop the burial of a convert to Christianity beat a pastor, children and two 60-year-old women.
