A Sober Warning from Chuck Colson's Breakpoint
If you're like me, then you probably enjoy the work of Chuck Colson because he's a great thinker and he understands the problems with Christian persecution around the world.
I recently told you about the plight of Christians in the Indian state of Orissa. What I called a “wave of anti-Christian violence” has left dozens of people dead and tens of thousands homeless.
Well, according to recent reports, the “wave” has taken a sinister new turn—a reminder of the precarious state of religious freedom around the world.
According to Christian groups working in the area, Christian leaders, in particular, pastors, “carry a price on their heads.” The “going price” being offered by Hindu militants to “kill a pastor is $250.” If a person isn’t willing to go that far, he can receive “foreign liquor, chicken, mutton and weapons” for destroying Christian property and churches.