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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! ' " [185] Further, according to an article in Buddhist-Christian Studies: "Over the course of the last ...
About 30,000 people lived in relief camps for months. About 2,000 people were forced to convert to Hinduism. [71] According to a research by the Kandhamal Committee for Peace and Justice, 395 churches and places of worship and more than 6,500 homes were ransacked and razed to the ground during the August 2008 attacks. [3]
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]
Rev. M. J. Thomas of the Church of South India said "since many Indian Churches and American local Churches are expected to join in the peace seeking rally, this will be a history making event." [84] Various Hindu leaders, including those from Ayodhya, also denounced the attacks. [85]
A mob pelted stones against the Christian houses and churches at about 12:30 a.m damaging the roof tiles. A mob of around 60-80 people damaged the roof tiles of a Church in Nagalkhadi at about 8 p.m. A large mob set a church on fire before trying to demolish it in Padalkhaid. [46] [47]
The state and the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) have maintained a close and reciprocal relationship, with the legitimacy of kingship being conferred only on Buddhists for the purpose of protecting Buddhism. [292] Consequently, Buddhism is given "the foremost place" in the country's constitution, making it the duty of the state to protect and foster it.
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 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]