Anti-Christian Violence Continues In Eastern India

Reuters reported yesterday that anti-Christian violence by Hindu mobs in India's eastern state of Orissa continues as Pope Benedict XVI condemned the violence and Italy's foreign ministry said it would summon India's ambassador to demand "incisive action" to end the violence. As further detailed in a Christian World News report on Wednesday, the violence against Christians began after the murder of Hindu leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his disciples last Saturday. More than a dozen churches have been attacked and eleven people have been killed. The Orissa High Court ordered the state government to deploy army personnel to stop the violence, but 3000 police deployed on Thursday have so far been unable to do so.