Tag: Gladys Staines
Kandhamal Christians await justice even as faith flourishes
ON that fateful night, under the cover of darkness, the Sister and I went to the home of a Hindu gentleman. He was kind enough to give us food and shelter, putting himself and his family at great risk. My assistant priest found shelter at his brother’s house.
Miscreants destroy Odisha Christians’ homes, poison water wells
DAILY life is becoming a nightmare again for many Christian communities in the state of Orissa (Odisha), scene of the worst anti-Christian pogrom in India's history in 2008.
Forgiving, when it hurts like hell!
I was on a train idly looking out the window on Feb 10 when a woman sitting beside me broke the news. A 15-year-old school student had stabbed a teacher to death in Chennai for reprimanding him.
Under media pressure, SC expunges remarks against Graham Staines
THE move by the country’s highest legal body comes after the Supreme Court’s observation that the killers of Staines and his two minor children intended to teach the Australian missionary a lesson.
No bitterness towards the killers, says Gladys Staines
GLADYS Staines, wife of Australian missionary Graham Staines, who was burned to death along with their two sons in Orissa over a decade ago, has said she holds no bitterness towards the killers.
‘Christian businessmen must talk about Jesus’
WHEN Gul Kripalani realized that it was Jesus who filled his nets with fish, he stopped crowing about his own talents that he thought were behind the success of his business.