Short thread on attacks against Christians in the Telugu states, AP and TS:
1. Church Demolished in Guntur:
On January 9th, 2019, a mob demolished a Church in Narnepadu village in Guntur district of AP, because it didn’t follow Vastu rules.
https://t.co/iBKlPwfZj3

2. Church Set on Fire in Hyderabad
On 7 October, 2014, Nireekshana Mandiram (Temple of Hope) Church was torched by unknown assailants in Hyderabad, Telangana state. More than half the Church was burnt in the early hours of the morning.
https://t.co/Xpgu7iZ6SZ
3. Church Vandalised:
On May 22nd 2017, the Lady of Fathima Church in Kundapalli village near Hyderabad was vandalised by a group of miscreants, who reportedly broke statues of Jesus and Mother Mary. Police booked the villagers for rioting.
https://t.co/6KKpBFzhtL
4. Church Set on Fire in Mahabubnagar:
On Jan 16, 2017, a Church in Tadur village of Mahabubnagar district, was set on fire by assailants. Almost everything inside the church was destroyed by the fire including carpets, instruments, songbooks, and Bibles.
https://t.co/5cqBMsbno8
5. Teenage Christian Girls Beaten Up and Threatened, Bibles Torn:
Two girls were beaten up by Hindutva extremists for attending a prayer meeting at Mennonite Brethren Church in Narayanpet on 15th November 2014. The mob threatened them and tore Bibles https://t.co/7P9soFnepx
6. Church Attacked, Members Beaten Up:
On February 28, 2015, a mob of 30 attacked the Chellapally Baptist Church and beat up 3 Church members in Rangareddy district. They had a problem with speakers being used, even after the volume was reduced.
https://t.co/ggkXlkd7EZ
7. Birthday Celebration Attacked, Property Vandalised:
On Oct. 2nd 2019, a mob of 30 extremists trespassed into a Christian’s home in Nalgonda district, chased away guests who had come for a birthday celebration, and vandalised their property. https://t.co/99lzeRyMqf
8. Non-Hindus Barred From Preaching in Village:
Kesalingayapalli had a board that stated its inhabitants are all Hindus and barred propagation of non-Hindu religions in the village. They threatened dire consequences despite it being a constitutional right https://t.co/hPzvRcKfe1
9. Pastor Barred From Entering Village:
On 23 Nov., 2014, in Appampally, Mahabubnagar, Hindu extremists shouting slogans barged into the birthday celebration of a Christian, threatened to kill the pastor, and warned him not to enter the village again.
https://t.co/np1U8IGWg0
10. Christian Meetings Disrupted by Extremists
On 8 Oct 2014, in Mahabubhanagar, Hindu extremists disrupted a prayer meeting, told the pastor to stop conducting meetings in the future, and filed a false police complaint against him of forceful conversion. https://t.co/4c8GuOm7ZM
11. Church Service Disrupted by Extremists
On 23 Novemeber, 2014, in Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar, Hindu extremists shouting Hindu slogans disrupted the Sunday worship meeting of Gethsemane Prardhana Mandiram conducted by Pastor R. Joshua.
https://t.co/rx4sO7CxA0
12. Pastor Threatened for Conducting Meetings:
On 16 November in Tadiparthy, Mahabubnagar, Hindu extremists stopped pastor Isaac from the Mennonite Brethen Church and told him not to stop conducting Christian meetings in the area.
https://t.co/9rGzmZoudE

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