Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 01 2009:
After burning down two ECS churches, Touthang Ayungba and Phumlou Baptist Church in Imphal west district on the night of May 10, miscreants once again attempted to set ablaze St Joseph Catholic Church at Phayeng Sabal Leikai in the same district.
In the attempt to set ablaze the church at Phayeng Sabal Leikai last night, door and window, furniture items along with around Rs 10,000 keep at the money box, two wall clock, mike speaker.
But no damage cause to the building.
The Meetei Baptist Church Association has strongly condemned the act of series of attacks to the churches.
Executive secretary of the association, Phairenbam Dhaneshor speaking to media persons today said that in the state of Manipur where different communities following separate religions of their faiths, the Meetei Baptist Church Association are also taking a role in bringing peace and harmony in the state.
Minority Meeteis who are following Christian religion never indulge in the act which will amount to drag down the society, he observed while strongly condemning the act of vandalization of churches.
He also urged not to indulge in such act in future to all concerns adding that not to give any disturbances when one person follows the religion he wanted.
He also further appealed not to give any interference in the construction of a church at Lamshang Ward no.II Turel Khongbal which an underground group allegedly imposed ban.
Secretary of the Manipur Baptist Convention Mission and Evangelical Dr Jolly and many other leaders of the group attended.