Priest Survivor: The Hindu Radicals are 'Terrorists'

Fr Edward explains what happened to him: "On Monday August 25th, around 1.30 pm, as I was having lunch, there was a knock on the door. When I opened it, a huge crowd of more than 500 people were outside and asked 'Who is the priest?'. This is nothing strange, as often people come requesting my help, for my vehicle to drive them to a hospital or other such emergencies. As soon as I identified myself, they raised their arms holding all the weapons - axes, shovels, spades and iron rods.They took me outside in the courtyard and began hitting me, screaming abuses at Christianity and shouting 'Bajrang Bali Ki Jai; Yesu Christi Murdabada; Hail Lord Hanuman (editor's note: a Hindu god with the face of a monkey), destroy, eliminate Jesus Christ', beating me on my head, back, all over my body.

"The extremists thrashed me for nearly an hour (editor's note: Fr Edward still has bruises all over his body, and five wounds on his back)."Then they entered my room, collected all the clothes and books and whatever they laid their hands on and piled it in the centre of the room, threw some kerosene on the pile, and some crude oil, and threw some gelatine sticks which they had brought with them and lit the fire and threw me into the flames and locked the door from the outside."Somehow, I was not frightened, there was definitely the divine presence in the burning room, and I went into the bathroom and locked myself in and shut all the windows. The whole room was engulfed in thick smoke and flames.

"The attackers were shouting Bajrang Bali Ki Jai; Yesu Christi Murdabada, and hurling abuses.

"World leaders should condemn this attack on the Christians in Orissa.The international community must unequivocally condemn this terrorist attack."

Whenever a bunch of Hindus get on their high horse and start terrorizing the Christians in the vicinity I go out and buy me a nice, fresh, juicy hamburger!

If possible I get one made from a Brahma Bull!

2 posted on 09/04/2008 3:21:39 PM PDT by muawiyah

Exactly that.

3 posted on 09/04/2008 4:06:25 PM PDT by unspun (Mike Huckabee: Government's job is "protect us, not have to provide for us.")

I am so glad the truth is finally coming out about India.

4 posted on 09/04/2008 5:00:23 PM PDT by Salvation (With God all things are possible.)

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