1. A Christian woman BURNT ALIVE
2. NUN RAPED
3. SENIOR PRIEST AND NUN INJURED
4. BALLIGUDA CHURCH BUILDINGS DESTROYED AGAIN
5. The mobs in Balliguda caught hold of two boys of the Catholichostel and tonsured their heads.
6. PHULBANI CHURCH DAMAGED
7. MOTHER TERESA BROTHERS ASHRAM ATTACKED
8. BHUBANESWAR BISHOP'S HOUSE ATTACKED
9. DUBURI PARISH
10. . . 11. . . . 12. . . . 13. . . .14. Muniguda Catholic RESIDENCES have been damaged.
15. . . . 16. . . 17. Madhupur Catholic Church currently under attack.
18. . . .19. . . . 20. . . . 21. Pastor Sikandar Singh of the Pentecostal Mission beaten up
22. . . . 23. . . . Pastors David, Pravin, Pradhan and Barik beaten up and chased away
24. Naktikani: Mob surrounds village to attack Christians. Thegovernment has sent forces, it is reported.
[This list is compiled with assistance from Archbishop's House,Bhubaneswar and other sources]
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2. NUN RAPED
3. SENIOR PRIEST AND NUN INJURED
4. BALLIGUDA CHURCH BUILDINGS DESTROYED AGAIN
5. The mobs in Balliguda caught hold of two boys of the Catholichostel and tonsured their heads.
6. PHULBANI CHURCH DAMAGED
7. MOTHER TERESA BROTHERS ASHRAM ATTACKED
8. BHUBANESWAR BISHOP'S HOUSE ATTACKED
9. DUBURI PARISH
10. . . 11. . . . 12. . . . 13. . . .14. Muniguda Catholic RESIDENCES have been damaged.
15. . . . 16. . . 17. Madhupur Catholic Church currently under attack.
18. . . .19. . . . 20. . . . 21. Pastor Sikandar Singh of the Pentecostal Mission beaten up
22. . . . 23. . . . Pastors David, Pravin, Pradhan and Barik beaten up and chased away
24. Naktikani: Mob surrounds village to attack Christians. Thegovernment has sent forces, it is reported.
[This list is compiled with assistance from Archbishop's House,Bhubaneswar and other sources]
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ORISSA ANTI CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE UPDATE 25th August 2008
1. NUN REPORTED BURNT ALIVE: A Christian woman, possibly a nun, was reported burnt alive on 25th August 2008 by a group of Vishwa Hindu Parishad mob which stormed the orphanage she ran in the district of Bargarh (Orissa). Police Superintendent Ashok Biswall has told this to
news reporters. A priest who was at the orphanage was also badly hurt and is now being treated in hospital for multiple burns.
2. NUN RAPED: A young Catholic Nun of the Cuttack Bhubaneswar diocese
working Jan Vikas Kendra, the Social Service Centre at Nuagaon in
Kandhamal was reportedly gang raped on 24th August 2008 by groups of Hindutva extremists before the building itself was destroyed.
3. SENIOR PRIEST AND NUN INJURED: Fr Thomas, director of the Diocesan
Pastoral Centre in Kanjimendi, less than a kilometer away from the
Social Service Centre, and another Nun were injured when the centre
was attacked. They were taken to the police station in a disheveled
state as the armed mob bayed for their blood. The Pastoral centre was then set afire.
4. BALLIGUDA CHURCH BUILDINGS DESTROYED AGAIN: On 24th August 2008 evening lynch mobs at the block headquarters of Balliguda, in the very heart of Kandhamal district, which had seen much violence between 24th and 26th December 2007, attacked and destroyed a Presbytery, convent
and hostel damaging the properties.
5. The mobs in Balliguda caught hold of two boys of the Catholic
hostel and tonsured their heads.
6. PHULBANI CHURCH DAMAGED: On 25th august 2008 morning followers of
the late Lakshmanananda Saraswati damaged the Catholic Church in
Phulbani, the district headquarter town.
7. MOTHER TERESA BROTHERS ASHRAM ATTACKED: mobs attacked the Mother
Teresa Brothers' residence and hospital in Srasanada, destroyed once before and rebuilt two months ago, and beat up the patients.
Fundamentalists have targeted Priests, religious and also the Faithful in Pobingia also.
8. BHUBANESWAR BISHOP'S HOUSE ATTACKED: On the morning of 25th August 2008, violent mobs made several attempts to enter the compounds of Catholic Church and Archbishop's house in the heart of the Capital of the State of Orissa. They could not enter because of the police presence. They threw stones at the guesthouse of Archbishop's House,
damaging windows.
9. DUBURI PARISH; Another group of fundamentalists entered presbytery
in Duburi parish, managed by the SVDs and destroyed and damaged
property. Two priests of the parish are missing.
10. Mr. Jamaj Pariccha, Director of Gramya Pragati, is attacked and
his property, vehicle etc. damaged, burnt and looted.
11. A Baptist Church in Akamra Jila in Bhubaneswar is also damaged.
12. Christian institutions like St. Arnold's School (Kalinga Bihar),AND NISWASS report some damage.
13. BOUDH DISTRICT [Adjoining Kandhamal]: Fundamentalists enter the Catholic parish church and destroy property. People are fleeing to safer places. But nothing seems safe.
14. Muniguda Catholic Fathers and Nuns' residence have been damaged.
15. Sambalpur HM Sister's residence (Ainthapalli) has suffered
damage.
16. Padanpur: One priest is attacked and admitted to a hospital.
Hostel boys and the in charge have moved away from the place.
17. Madhupur Catholic Church currently under attack.
18. SMALL CHURCHES: Attempted violence on small churches in various districts, including Padampur, Sambalpur near GM College, Talsera,Dangsoroda, Narayanipatara, Muniguda, Tummiibandh, Tangrapada,
Phulbani, Balliguda, Kalingia, Chakapad, Srasanranda.
19. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN HOUSES ATTACKED: Houses attacked on forest
hamlets of Balliguda, Kanjamandi Nuaguam (K.Nuaguam), Tiangia
(G.Udayagiri), Padangiri, Tikabali.
20. KALAHANDI DISTRICT: houses burnt even though the district is more than 300 kilometers from the place where Swami Lakshmanananda was killed.
21. Pastor Sikandar Singh of the Pentecostal Mission beaten up and his house burnt in Bhawanipatna.
22. Kharihar: 3 Christian shops were looted and burnt. Pastor Alok Das and Pastor I M Senapati beaten up.
23. Aampani: Pastor David Diamond Pahar, Pastor Pravin Ship, Pastor
Pradhan and Pastor Barik beaten up and chased away with their
families.
24. Naktikani: Mob surrounds village to attack Christians. The
government has sent forces, it is reported.
[This list is compiled with assistance from Archbishop's House,
Bhubaneswar and other sources]
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WE Pray for all miissionaries in India.
We Pray to all Missionaries ALL OVER India to be alert like serpents because the hindu fundamentalists net work is so wide spread to create trouble for them in such a short notice. In one day how many churches and Christian institutions were burned in Orissa?
We pray to Mother Mary to protect all missionaries prior to the election period in the country, when violence go un noticed.
We extend our great appreciation to all missionaries who take care of the persons affected by leprosy , who the hindu community consider as outcastes .
No one can suppress the love that springs from the heart of Jesus which continuously inspires all missionaries. As Gandhiji said they can have my body not my spirit. The Hindu fundamentalists have killed him. What have they achieved ? Buy killing several good personsin the last decade and Thousands of innocent poor villagers in Gujarat what have they Achieved?
The loss of Gandhiji’s life brought together millions of Lovers of peace and non violence across the world. The loss of life of poor villagers in Gujarat, united millions of persons across the world, against the organized killing of innocents.
Love and Life are Eternal Trees. If they cut one branch, thousands will spring up. No one can destroy them. Love and life will last till the end of the universe and beyond………… in the heart of Jesus.
from an e-mail sent to Fr Sony by
Thomas
WE Pray for all miissionaries in India.
We Pray to all Missionaries ALL OVER India to be alert like serpents because the hindu fundamentalists net work is so wide spread to create trouble for them in such a short notice. In one day how many churches and Christian institutions were burned in Orissa?
We pray to Mother Mary to protect all missionaries prior to the election period in the country, when violence go un noticed.
We extend our great appreciation to all missionaries who take care of the persons affected by leprosy , who the hindu community consider as outcastes .
No one can suppress the love that springs from the heart of Jesus which continuously inspires all missionaries. As Gandhiji said they can have my body not my spirit. The Hindu fundamentalists have killed him. What have they achieved ? Buy killing several good personsin the last decade and Thousands of innocent poor villagers in Gujarat what have they Achieved?
The loss of Gandhiji’s life brought together millions of Lovers of peace and non violence across the world. The loss of life of poor villagers in Gujarat, united millions of persons across the world, against the organized killing of innocents.
Love and Life are Eternal Trees. If they cut one branch, thousands will spring up. No one can destroy them. Love and life will last till the end of the universe and beyond………… in the heart of Jesus.
Thomas
The situation in Orissa is terrible as can be seen from Orissa Burning
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