Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them to return to their homes immediately.
Five families in eastern India were at a worship service last month when they received a phone call telling them to return to their homes immediately.
Attacks on Christians that began in one area of Uttar Pradesh in July have spiked and spread, instilling fear in congregations throughout the state, sources said.
Three acts of aggression against Christians in Assam state, India in one month have raised concerns among Christian leaders.
Police officers rushed into a praise service at a house in Tamil Nadu state and began hitting worshippers in another violent month for Christians, sources said.
When Pastor Mathai Varghese was beaten and abducted by Hindu extremists in Rajasthan state, India, police gave chase and arrested the kidnappers – as well as the pastor.
A Hindu parliamentarian is accusing Christian missionaries of trying to harm Indian culture.
Christians in southern India are increasingly living in fear as the level of violence against them continues to rise, sources said.
A 16-year-old Christian and three others in eastern India have been in jail for more than a month on a baseless rape charge, sources said.
Nearly 300 Christians in a northern part of India have been charged with crimes, including trying to convert Hindus to Christianity with drugs and spreading lies about Hinduism.
Under the influence of Hindu extremists, police and media campaigns against Christians in Uttar Pradesh state, India has mushroomed since one such attack sent a pastor into hiding last month, sources said.
