After an attack in eastern India in which a Christian was seriously injured, police and Hindus this month created an “agreement” – without participation of church members – effectively halting worship services, sources said.
Church members were bullied into signing the agreement, they said. As a result, in the tribal village of Abasing in Gajapati District, Odisha state, Sunday worship services have ceased following the June 18 attack on a worship service by a mob of Hindu women, a church leader said.
“There was no worship last Sunday, and this Sunday too we can’t worship,” Pastor Samuel Karjee told Morning Star News.
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