- Prophesy News Watch -
Paris may still be fresh in our minds, but
not many may remember that seven years back, massive waves of attack on
religious grounds took place in Orissa, India. The aftermath of the
massacre of Indian Christians in 2008 was gruesome indeed – nearly 100
dead, 56,000 people homeless, 300 churches and 6,000 homes raided and
looted. A number of Christian women, as well as nuns, were also raped
in the attacks.
The Hindu mob had reportedly organized violence against Christians whom they accused of converting Indians to Christianity. The riots targeted Dalits, also known as the "Untouchables" in the lowest caste system, because many had made the decision to convert to Christianity.
A recent Christian Post account further revealed that an inquiry into that massacre has concluded its investigation and is set to publish its findings amid reports that Hindu extremism is rising again. It is expected that the details of the worst anti-Christian violence in India's history will be finally be published in December.
The speed of completing the process of investigation seems to have suffered from political or administrative interference. Judge A.S. Naidu, head of the Commission of Inquiry, explained that "because of the lack of cooperation of many stakeholders, including the government, it took almost seven years to finish the investigation."
Soon after the massacre, Human rights activist Jagadish G. Chandra also made comments that became self-fulfilling with regard to the speed of the investigative report’s finalization: "The celebration is an opportunity to reflect on the theme of growing intolerance orchestrated by Hindu extremist groups across the country, and how these ideas have infiltrated the government, police and courts, eroding the values of justice, equality, secularism and citizenship enshrined by the Constitution of India."
The Hindu mob had reportedly organized violence against Christians whom they accused of converting Indians to Christianity. The riots targeted Dalits, also known as the "Untouchables" in the lowest caste system, because many had made the decision to convert to Christianity.
A recent Christian Post account further revealed that an inquiry into that massacre has concluded its investigation and is set to publish its findings amid reports that Hindu extremism is rising again. It is expected that the details of the worst anti-Christian violence in India's history will be finally be published in December.
The speed of completing the process of investigation seems to have suffered from political or administrative interference. Judge A.S. Naidu, head of the Commission of Inquiry, explained that "because of the lack of cooperation of many stakeholders, including the government, it took almost seven years to finish the investigation."
Soon after the massacre, Human rights activist Jagadish G. Chandra also made comments that became self-fulfilling with regard to the speed of the investigative report’s finalization: "The celebration is an opportunity to reflect on the theme of growing intolerance orchestrated by Hindu extremist groups across the country, and how these ideas have infiltrated the government, police and courts, eroding the values of justice, equality, secularism and citizenship enshrined by the Constitution of India."
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