Referring to a major Washington Post news article on the current state of extraordinary persecution of Christians in the Orissa region of India, the Family Research Council summarized:
"The Washington Post" reports today that Christians in the Orissa region of India have been
relentlessly attacked in recent weeks by Hindu
extremists who, as the Post
reports, "wielding 
swords, hammers and long sticks rampaged through
their village, chanting 'India is for Hindus!
Convert or leave!'" These extremists have destroyed nearly 4,000 homes
of Christian families, and at least 115 churches, resulting in the
displacement of nearly 20,000 people who are now afraid to return. Many
are hiding in the forests. The Hindu fundamentalists claim that
Christianity
is a "foreign religion," a claim that is both untrue and irrelevant.
The Christian presence in India is nearly as old as the church itself.
But
ancient or not, freedom of religion is protected under Indian law. It
is time that the Indian national government stepped up to defend its
own
citizens from violence. And it is also time for our State Department to
insist that they do so. [my emphases]
I urge you to read the entire Washington Post article. I blogged about persecution in Orissa last month also. The persecution and violence continues. One can keep abreast of persecution of Christians at the International Christian Concern website. Click here for a list of atrocities earlier in the month plus video footage.