There was a time the Christian missionary spread the word of god in a simple and direct way. He would step off a boat, make friends with locals and after years of effort, count a sizable flock. Cut to 2008…

The Hindutva private army in Orissa, and its bloody track record. [1964-1998] Since 2000, the Sangh has been strengthened by the Bharatiya Janata Party's coalition government with the Biju Janata Dal. In October 2002, a Shiv Sena unit in Balasore…

Comment regarding my post, on Western media coverage of the ethnic cleansing going on in Orissa and other parts of India.Dear Prof. Guptara, I am surprised to learn that the killing of Christians and destruction of their habitat is considered…

What to do when you perceive that Christ is no longer the cornerstone. The gospel of Christ is no longer the focus; instead the gospel of the American mega-church culture has taken over. I understand that not all churches are…

1. honesty, yet again, has come back to screw me over. you'd think that at least after the last post, i'd be more inclined to indulge in the fine art of fibbing. unfortunately, childhood lessons of obedience have developed deeper…

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, Luke 18:1 The human body is a most complex and supreme creation. God’s hand is manifest in the intricate interplay…

Earning Our TrustPersecution of Christians in Indiaby Charles Colson (September 19, 2008) If you were asked to name a country where it is dangerous to be a Christian, you would probably name an Islamic country or a dictatorship like China.…

The collapse of the largest insurance company, the two largest mortgage companies, and three out of the five largest investment banks - all within the last few weeks! - means that if we are not *in* something like the 1929…

New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday asked the central government to immediately put the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on the watch list of organisations indulging in terrorist-like activities. In a letter…

Are Christians converting poor people by allurement? RSS says so. But all the evidences point exactly in opposite direction. Excerpts from the Hindustan Times reports.Sakshi Times had reported by citing National Commision for Minorities  report that there is not a…

In this article you will know (1) Ideology and Communal Violence Conducted by RSS (2) How RSS uses its ‘charitable NGOs’ to raise money from Westerners during the time of natural calamities and use it against Christians in India. (3)…

ISLAMABAD, City of Islam, Aug 29:  National assembly, Correspondent Ahmed Hassan  reported 30 Aug, 08 in web edition of Daily Dawn that “Balochistan Senator Sardar Israrullah Zehri stunned the upper house on Friday when he defended the recent incident of…

Just as the deaths of 'kar sevaks' (Hindu pilgrims) in an arson attack on their train led to retaliatory violence by the Hindutva brigade against Muslims in Gujarat in 2002, similarly the murder of five Hindus, including the head of…

Juria Bardhan, Gospel for Asia's state leader in Orissa, India, knows what it's like to be hunted by anti-Christian extremists bent on killing him. During the past two weeks, he has seen dozens of churches burned to the ground. He…

According to a report in The Hindustan Times (New Delhi) today, $1.7 million was raised last year by the India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) from individuals and corporations in the United States (including Cisco and Sun Microsystems) to distribute…

I am writing a research paper on Kamal’s Dasavatharam (2008) titled Kamal Hasan’s Dasavatharam, Chaos theory and Divine providence of God – A theological reflection The Tsunami (on 26, Dec 2004) that devastated coastal Tamil Nadu and beyond forced us…

I am at a loss for words. I stopped still. I had mixed feelings. I started to cry thinking about my own people back home. Initially, I'll admit that I felt a bit angry towards God. I didn't know how…

Orissa is small state in the Eastern part of India.  The people of the State have a great history.  The people of Orissa were known to be tough people.  They resisted Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC, where 110000 people were…

HYDERABAD, INDIA (ANS) -- Seven United States members of the House of Representatives sent a letter on Sept. 4, 2008, to India’s Ambassador to the U.S., Ronen Sen, expressing concern about attacks on Christians in Orissa state. Also, on Sept.…

Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10"He must increase, but I must decrease" (Jn 3:30) We are called to be like John the Baptist who burnt himself out to shine for God (Jn 5:35). We desire to shine for Jesus but we are…