After the letter that the Indian bishops published last September 26th, offering effective proposals to stop the violence, it seems "the central government is doing something says card. Toppo -. Many other organisations and political parties are taking action or responding. For instance, they are negotiating with the terrorist groups. That’s not enough, because the Christians of Orissa need security, protection and help. They need compensation, because their houses have been destroyed and they have lost everything". Even if the government is not speaking of compensation yet, the Indian bishops keep "asking for justice. Punishing the culprits is not enough, people have to rebuild their lives that have been destroyed". As to conversions, the archbishop of Ranchi recalls that "it’s not at all true that Christians used to convert Hindus, but it’s true that over these days the Christians are being converted under duress in some areas of Orissa, because these fundamentalists want to destroy the Church. There is a planned strategy against the Christians of the diocese of Bhubaneswar, because the Church was growing there, always respectful of the tribesmen and Dalits, who received an education and so were socially and economically emancipated. Now, they have lost everything, including their faith". (continued)
