Hindu Nationalist Mob Attacks Christian Family in Central India After They Refuse to Deny Christ
A mob of Hindu nationalists in central India attacked a Christian family after the family refused to deny Christ, in the latest incident of escalating religious violence against India's Christian minority. The attack occurred in a village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, where the family had been targeted for their faith. The incident adds to a pattern of mob violence against Christians across India that human rights organizations say has intensified under the ruling BJP government's Hindu nationalist agenda, with anti-conversion laws in multiple states providing legal cover for vigilante enforcement against religious minorities.
Read Full Story at Intl Christian ConcernBlessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
— Matthew 5:10-11
Jesus did not promise his followers safety -- he promised them a kingdom. The Christian family in Chhattisgarh who refused to deny Christ under threat of violence are living out the Beatitudes in the most literal and costly way possible, and their faithfulness shames the comfortable Christianity that treats persecution as a historical relic rather than a present reality for millions of believers worldwide.