Attacks and other actions against Christians in Sri Lanka have escalated this year, with Hindu extremism beginning to take root along with long-time Buddhist aggression, according to rights advocates.
Attacks and other actions against Christians in Sri Lanka have escalated this year, with Hindu extremism beginning to take root along with long-time Buddhist aggression, according to rights advocates.
The death toll from massive mudslides in Sri Lanka has risen to over 200, with 96 others reportedly missing.
Thanks to its promotion by figures from Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Buddhism in the West presents a ‘peaceful’ face. Yet Christians in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka, as well as other minority religions, see things differently.
Landslides in Sri Lanka have devastated several villages and have buried up to 220 families, according to the Associated Press.
A landslide in the south-central village of Haldummulla, Sri Lanka, has caused the deaths of at least 10 people. Another 300 people have been reported missing.
More than 2,000 Christians gathered in Colombo on Sunday (January 26) to protest against a perceived lack of religious freedom in Sri Lanka, following recent attacks on Christian places of worship by Buddhist extremists.
Police have identified the individuals who attacked two churches in Sri Lank on Sunday.
Five Sri Lankan believers sustained injuries after a Buddhist monk and a mob stormed the New Life Church in Hanwella, Colombo District, on Sunday.
