The dangers of radical Hinduism and Evangelicalism

Yet again violence has broken out against Christians in India.

http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=469377&sid=NAT

This time, it's a bit closer to where I am... it's in the same state, though the closest incident was at minimum a few hours away by bus.

This brings me to a a topic that I've mulled around a lot, The dangers of radical Hinduism and Evangelicalism. Basically the dangers are rooted in lack of wisdom on behalf of the Evangelicals, and lack of peace on behalf of the Hindus. (Please keep in mind, that I'm speaking of extremists). The evangelicals are proselytizing in manners that are highly offensive to Hindus (and others). The Hindu extremists in return are beating up or killing people, ransacking and burning churches and houses, and generally not being very nice.

Now the funny thing is this: Evangelicals generally have at least a partially negative view of the Catholic Church, and don't believe that it's The Church that Christ founded. But which church gets the majority of violence aimed at, regardless of the fact that it's not proselytizing? And which church is synonymous with Christian to almost every non-Christian? Yup that's right the answer to both is the Catholic Church.

The most recent violence is claimed to have been targeted to the particular splinter church responsible for the actions that the Hindus found offensive. Though I tend to doubt that claim.

Over 12 churches were attacked in my state... at least 20 people were killed in Orissa and 20,000+ are now homeless there... And though I haven't seen it in the news, I'm told there is anti-Christian violence in the north part of my state that is active.