Persecution Intensifies as Sri Lanka Slides Towards Civil War
Christians in Sri Lanka are appealing to the international community for help as their country slides closer towards civil war.
by Jennifer Gold
Posted: Saturday, December 9, 2006

Christians in Sri Lanka are appealing to the international community for help as their country slides closer towards civil war. Believers are getting caught in the crossfire between warring Tamil and Sinhalese communities, and church leaders have likened the growing violence in Sri Lanka to the 'killing fields' of Cambodia, Release International has reported.

In the midst of that turmoil, Buddhist militants are continuing their campaign against Christianity, attacking churches and threatening Christian schools, tells RI.

“Extremists believe this country belongs to the Sinhala Buddhists, and if you are a true Sri Lankan you must be a Buddhist,” said Godfrey Yogarajah, the General Secretary of the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL). the rest