Friday, August 29, 2008

Update on Orissa

Violence against Christians in Orissa continues after almost an entire week. The Christian community in India is beginning to mobilize to show solidarity with the believers in Orissa and to urge the government to intervene more effectively to stop the rioting.  The following is a recent update from India. Continue to uphold our brothers and sisters in Orissa.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What are civil society organizations such as the Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) doing to oppose the violence against Christians and other people espousing faith? Can anybody please answer this question?

Glenn Penner said...

Apart from Christian faith-based groups, I have heard nothing from any other civil society organizations. All reports and protests have come from the Christians.