Prohibited Pastor and Church

Here is another article of Christians who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ.  It is a matter of courage that these brothers and sisters in Christ to continue in their faith and to be a witness of Jesus. 

Again, this artcle is taken from the VOM News and Prayer Update for November 14, 2006:

Dalit Christians Forced to Bow to Hindu Idols – Compass Direct

Lambini Tribal villagers in Karnataka state prohibited Pastor Revanna Naik and his congregation from worshiping on Sunday, October 29, instead forcing them to bow down and worship Hindu deities.  Three of the 11 Christian families at the church in the remote village of Chitradurga district refused to bow before the idols or partake of the prasad offering that would indicate allegiance to the Hindu deities.  The local council chief ordered the village to oxtracize those families.  This stigma of being ostracized will crush the very spirit of the Lambani, who ae very clan-oriented people.  On November 6, Hindu extremists forced Christians in a remote village in southern Karnataka to bow down before Hindu deities.  The Christians were marched to the village temple, forced to bow down before the Hindu gods and had the vermilion mark applied to their foreheads.  A police inspector only watched this violation of the Christians’ rights.  Pray the families who are shunned by the villagers will draw close to Jesus and know His loving presence as never before.  Pray the police officer and Hindu extremists will repent and come to know Jesus’ forgiveness.  Matthew 24:32.

We thank the Lord for those three families who refused to bow to deities which are no deities at all; to bow to them is to bow to demons; “…The things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.” 1 Corinthians 10:20 (NKJV).