The Church in India has begun to collect data regarding Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian violence that swept across districts in India’s Odisha state. Besides those murdered by the mobs of Hindu radicals, some 350 churches were burned, 6,500 Christians homes were destroyed, and over 56,000 people were displaced. Extreme violence was unleashed upon local Christian communities following the murder of a Hindu spiritual leader in Odisha. Christians were initially blamed for the murder despite local Maoist rebels claiming responsibility and were thus targeted with mass violence. What new evidence will this collection of data bring regarding the 2008 violence? Photo: A Christian girl who was burned during religious violence in Odisha in 2008 (AFP) Learn more: http://ow.ly/X1jyD