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Anti-Christian Violence in Orissa

Posted by Sunira under news, politics, world

Fr Edward Sequeira, one of the victims of the violence committed by Hindu radicals in Orissa, does not hesitate to call them “terrorists”. Groups connected to Sangh Parivar seized him, beat him for more than an hour, and then shut him inside a room that they set on fire. Fr Edward was able to save himself by taking shelter in the bathroom. Before he passed out, he heard the screams of Rajni Majh, who was tied up and thrown into the flames, where she was burned to death.

Initial reports said that she was a sister, then a lay missionary. Fr Edward explains that the girl was one of the many orphans he had rescued, and that she lived and worked in the orphanage he had founded.

Fr Edward is unable to hold back the tears, and begins sobbing when he talks about her. The crowd of fanatics may have thought that Rajni was one of the many people they believe have been forced to convert through “Christian proselytism”. “‘She was only a simple Hindu girl”, the priest says, “studying in the plus 3 class. I can still hear her voice, ‘Father they are going to burn me’, these were her last words to me, after this I lost consciousness”. Her death “is a deep wound in my heart”. Read Fr Edward’s Story here…

Read More about Orissa and The Anti-Christian Movement here…

This is the reason why I firmly believe that no religious fundamentalists should be allowed office in any country, in any state, in any nation. People can have their religion but they must not use it to rule others! This goes for all religions, none exempt. When you vote, don’t vote because the leader is very deep into religion or claims knowledge of God’s will,  but vote because they are compassionate and reasonable so that when storms like this arise, they will not hesitate to crush the insane because of some fool loyalty to a fundamentalist populace.