Hindu Swami Murdered

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PRESS RELEASE

 

International Sanatana Dharma Society Condemns Murder of Hindu Swami

 

August 26, 2008

 

 

On Saturday, August 23rd, 2008, a terrorist mob of fundamentalist

Christians attacked a Hindu school in the eastern Indian state of

Orissa opening fire on unarmed Hindu teachers, students, and religious

leaders killing a total of five innocent people.

 

The respected Hindu leader, Sri Swami Lakshmanananda, who founded the

school to educate poor Hindu students, and four other Hindu volunteers

were killed Saturday in the Kandhamal district when up to 30 gunmen

barged into the Hindu school and opened fire indiscriminately,

Orissa's chief minister's office said.

 

Most significantly, this premeditated Christian terrorist attack

against the Hindu school was very consciously planned and carried out

on the most sacred day of the Hindu calendar, Sri Krishna Janmashtami,

the appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna.

 

The International Sanatana Dharma Society condemns these terrorist

murders in the strongest terms, and asks all peace-loving people

globally, regardless of your religious affiliation or lack thereof, to

stand with us in protesting this human rights atrocity.

 

When even revered religious leaders are not safe from the threat of

unprovoked violence and harm, then none of us are.

 

Sanatana Dharma ( " Hinduism " ) is the most ancient continuously

practiced spiritual tradition on earth. It is a spiritual tradition

that has been acclaimed and celebrated by multitudes of scholars,

intellectuals and religious leaders throughout history for its

foundational practices of peace, tolerance, brotherhood, compassion,

and openness.

 

It is the prayer of the entire one-billion member global Sanatana

Dharma community that the world may be united as one family in peace

and understanding regardless of our religious differences.

 

Aum Tat Sat,

 

Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya

Founder-President

International Sanatana Dharma Society

 

 

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