THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS-
As this article shows, the persecution of Christians is worsening in India. Christians are often treated as “Untouchables” and aliens by the Hindu majority, despite the fact that the Christian faith has been in India for nearly 2,000 years, brought there by St. Thomas the Apostle. This article illustrates the fact that this persecution is becoming increasingly violent.
This threatens Christians of all faith traditions; Christians of the ancient apostolic Churches are less often subjected to this treatment than are evangelical Protestants, but no Christians in India are secure. The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, calls upon the Indian government to uphold every Indian’s freedom to worship as his or her conscience dictates. Continue reading…
