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India was ranked 15th in the world in terms of danger to Christians, up from 31st four years earlier. According to the report, it is estimated that a church was burnt down or a cleric beaten on average 10 times a week in India in the year to 31 October 2016, a threefold increase on the previous year. [23]
100+ Churches burnt down, demolished or vandalized, 100+ Christian institutions burnt down or vandalized, 837+ families left homeless, 700-730 houses (120 belonging to Hindus) were burnt or damaged. [65] 2008 Kandhamal violence: 2008, Aug 25-28 Kandhamal district Murder of Lakshmanananda Saraswati: Hindus, Christians 39-90 18,000+
The 1961 Jabalpur Riots were the first major-scale riots between Hindus and Muslims in post-Partition India, which erupted in the city of Jabalpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This riot was linked to the emergence of a small class of successful Muslim entrepreneurs who created a new economic rivalry between Hindu and Muslim communities. [55]
Groups of Buddhist monks and Hindu groups in Burma, [18] India, [19] Sri Lanka, [20] and Thailand [20] demonstrated in response to the anti-Buddhist violence in Bangladesh. In Colombo, Sri Lanka , some protested outside the Bangladeshi embassy and a petition was delivered condemning the attacks.
Current Name Church Name Images City Country Notes Swaminarayan Hindu Temple Portsmouth, VA: US: A 30-year-old Church was converted to a temple to accommodate the Guajarati community of Chesapeake near Portsmouth, Virginia. It is the 6th Church to be converted into a temple in the US, and the 9th in the world. [7] Swaminarayan Hindu Temple
In India, where he lived until four months ago, he owned five restaurants. He lost everything during the Covid-19 pandemic. “God has sent me to be among these people,” Moninder Singh said.
In 2006, according to the Asia Times, "Lee also sent a video prayer message to a Christian rally held in the southern city of Busan in which the worship leader prayed feverishly: 'Lord, let the Buddhist temples in this country crumble down! ' " [186] Further, according to an article in Buddhist-Christian Studies: "Over the course of the last ...
In a separate encounter, four militants were killed. By 6 May the situation had calmed down to a degree. [137] According to journalist Moses Lianzachin, at least twenty-seven churches were destroyed or burned down during the violence. [49] As of 9 May, according to the Manipur government, the death toll was over 60 people. [144]