Category - india

Global churches act on communal violence in India

agency reporter — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:15:51 +0100

The World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation have called on the Prime Minister of India requesting his intervention to end the violence in the state of Orissa. They are also backing Christian prayer and solidarity.

Indian government pressed for action on horrific Orissa violence

staff writers — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:58:51 +0100

Following a series of horrific attacks in Orissa, Indian church and human rights organisations have been keeping up pressure on the government for decisive action against militants, and are asking for world attention to the crisis.

Christian Aid launches UK appeal for Bihar floods

agency reporter — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:21:46 +0100

The UK-based development agency Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating floods in Bihar, India. More than 2.5 million people have been affected and it's feared that thousands have died.

Indian Christians in schools protest against sectarian attacks

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:56:20 +0100

Churches in India are today closing around 30,000 of their educational institutions across the country to protest against continuing attacks by mobs of Hindu militants in the country's eastern state of Orissa.

India campaign enlists children in tackling climate change

staff writers — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:57 +0100

An international church development agency is asking children in India to play an active role in the battle against climate change by getting their communities involved in the struggle for a fully sustainable future.

Indian Hindu 'epic' on the life of Jesus is published

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:02:20 +0100

A Hindu woman living in India has produced a 900-page poetic epic on the life and message of Jesus following the style of such Hindu classics as Mahabharat and Ramayan. It has been written in Kannada.

Social investors gather to defy the global credit crunch

agency reporter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:31:26 +0100

Despite the global credit crunch, social entrepreneurs are continuing to invest in hope. Oikocredit – one of the leading financiers of microfinance – has decided to pay a dividend of 2% to its members for the 15th year in a row.

Indian Christian university to focus on employment and health care

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:44:37 +0100

An Indian Christian university says its goal is to provide quality job-oriented education that will also meet the needs of the healthcare and social service work of the churches in the world's second most populous nation.

Killings in India expose caste divide among Christians

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:29:08 +0000

A deep-rooted caste divide among Christians in India's southern Tamil Nadu state has come to the fore after two Catholics were killed at Eraiyur due to police firing during a clash between upper-caste and Dalit church members.

Violence in Indian state is partly fuelled by religious intolerance

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:35:07 +0000

Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India.