India Police And Hindu Militants Besiege Christian Convention

October 21, 2007

Author: Stefan J. Bos

Source: BosNewsLife News

http://www.bosnewslife.com/news/3228-india-police-and-hindu-militants-besieget

Police forces and Hindu militants interrupted a major Christian convention in India's state of Chhattisgarh and forced a pastor to hand over names of people who "accepted Christ", a Christian official told BosNewsLife Sunday, October 21.

Police and Hindu militants attempted to storm the "59th General Convention [of the] Church of God held in the church" in [the area of] Rajatalab Raipur in the vicinity of state's capital Raipur, said Sajan George, National President of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), a major advocacy group.

The convention, which began Tuesday, October 16 and was due to end Sunday, October 21, is apparently aimed at setting out a vision for the church, which has over one thousand members, and to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

George said that troubles began Saturday, October 20, when the church had a baptism service in the morning which he claimed was "clandestinely" filmed by members of the militant Hindu group Dharam Sena.