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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Satanic Vandalisation

The Kawnpui Hmarveng Presbyterian Church in eastern India’s Mizoram state was vandalized the night of Sunday, July 23.

A New Testament was completely burned, and a second Bible torn.

The vandals also urinated on the chair of the meeting chairman and dripped blood on the bench reserved for the church elders, where around 300 people attend typical Sunday services.

Rumours that a satanic cult was behind the incident are strengthened by reports that a group of high school students had confessed to worshipping Satan last year.

"Someone from Kolasib town told me that burning the Bible and blood sacrifice are some of the rituals practiced by a satanic cult," said church committee Chairman Upa Zahlira Zote. "Whatever happened here is akin to his theory. We ask God to forgive them."