[Reader-list] Violence against Christians in India

[radhikarajen at vsnl.net]

Sonia, your figures show a bad slip up.

  Here are correct figure:

Violence in the guise of faith, destruction involved.

ORISSA

Districts affected: 14

PLACES OF WORSHIP DESTROYED AND DAMAGED:
300 villages disrupted of normal life.
4300 houses burnt, of citizens of both faiths.
50,000 renedered homeless.
59 people murdered.- 90 year orl priest with four 67 years old followers shot dead.
10 pastors, nuns injured, 23 priests , 5 bhajan singers injured.
149 prayer halls damaged, 215 temples vandalised.
13 schools/colleges damaged, vandalised. Orphanages -3 run by seva trust for tribals vandalised.

  KARNATAKA

4 DISTRICTS AFFECTED.
19 PRAYER HALLS ATTACKED. not churches.

20 nuns injured, while the goons stoned police from the roofs of the churches.

3 citizens injured by stone pelting of the goons from within churches, one person has lost an eye due to injury.
21 have had injuries to body, with fractures, stab wounds by the unruly mob coming out of church in protest.

KERALA

3 prayer halls vandalised, all belong to new life trust.

 Sister Abhaya who was murdered by priests and nuns for protest against the compromising position they were in is quietly buried by CBI, dy.SP, investigating officer of CBI pulled up by high court for non-submission of all the forensic CDs.

   Should we give more impartial reportage or this samplesize is sufficient.?

Regards.

----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Jabbar" <sonia.jabbar at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:55 am
Subject: [Reader-list] Violence against Christians in India
To: Sarai <reader-list at sarai.net>

> THE TOLL
> 
> ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE
> 
> 24 August ­ 29 September, 2008
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> 1. ORISSA         
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> 14 Districts hit
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> 300 Villages destroyed
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> 4,300 Houses burnt
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> 50,000 Homeless
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> 57  People murdered
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> 10  Fathers/Pastors/Nuns injured
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> 2  Women gang-raped
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> 18,000 Men, women, children injured
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> 149  Churches destroyed
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> 13  Schools, colleges destroyed
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> 2. KARNATAKA       
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> 4  Districts affected
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> 19  Churches attacked
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> 20  Nuns, women injured
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> 3. KERALA          
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> 3 Churches damaged
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> 4. MADHYA PRADESH 
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> 4  Churches damaged
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> 5. DELHI 
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> 1 Church destroyed 
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> 4 Attempts made
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> 6. TAMAIL NADU     
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> 1 Church attacked
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> 7. UTTAR PRADESH   
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> 2 murdered ­ aged priest and employee
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