A new report has warned that persecution in India is at its highest level in 70 years, the Christian Today website reports today (February 2, 2019).
The report -- by U.S.-based Charity Persecution Relief -- said that persecution was spreading at a "rapid rate" across the majority-Hindu country, with 477 incidents of violence recorded in 2018, up 37 from the previous year.
Instances of persecution included disruptions of worship services, vandalism, churches being closed off by the authorities, churches and Bibles being set on fire, and local authorities refusing to grant permission for new church construction.
A total of 10 church buildings were set on fire across the country last year, the report said.
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