Getting beaten up for the truth

What other religion in human history causes this sort of reaction--over its mere existence?

A Christian pastor in India is being treated for injuries following an ambush into which he was lured by several Hindu youths, according to officials with The Voice of the Martyrs, the Christian aid organization that reaches out to persecuted Christians worldwide.

The report said Pastor Bhadikar Barshi was on his way to a regular service at his home in the Barshi region of Maharashta state when two youths approached him recently.

"Asking him to join them in a prayer for a friend who had been suffering from a sickness over the past 15 years, the young men walked alongside the pastor for some time," the report said.

Then, a Hindu mob launched the ambush.

The more stories like this that you read, the more difficult it is to take seriously the Christians who passively whine about "persecution" in the United States. Unlike Germany, we are free to continue homeschooling our children to keep them safe from a hostile school environment. We aren't systematically harassed and abused by the government. We still have it good in this country, compared to the rest of the world, whether we would like to admit that or not.

For those who think that our "religious right" is bad, Hindu nationalism makes ours look like a hippie gathering.

Update: Read this and tell me that we have it so bad here. Much of what we call "persecution" in the United States is just the result of a weak skin that keeps people from standing up for what they believe in. Compare that to what "pencil" went through, and you will see the difference.