ICC Note:  A group of Christians in India gathered for worship in their village, but were disturbed and harassed by Hindu nationalist who accused them of treason to their many gods. The group of Hindu nationalist obtained support from other villagers and political leaders to discriminate and threat any Christian in the village for converting or having a different religion.

3/28/2018 India (Christian News) –  About 20 villagers questioning Christians gathered for worship in a home in Odisha state, India were animists who worshipped objects in nature and other gods, but Hindu nationalists had led them there.

“Why have you left your ancestral faith and begun following the Christian faith?” a few of them asked, in succession, accusing them of trying to convert everyone in Kendupada village, Dhenkanal District. “If everyone in the village becomes Christian, where would the village gods go?”

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