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{{See also|Naxalites|Hindu fanatics}}

{{See also|Naxalites|Hindu fanatics}}

The [[Naxalites]] are [[Marxist-Leninist]] atheistic groups that have been designated as terrorists by the Government of India; because they seek to establish an [[atheist state]], they have inflicted violence against Christians, including beheading clergy in front of their wives and children,<ref>{{cite web |title=Pastor Beheaded by Radical Communists |url=https://www.icommittopray.com/request/1940/saisha-and-her-children |publisher=iCommitToPray.com |date=17 October 2019}}</ref> and [[atheist shooters|shooting]] Christians.<ref>{{cite web |title=INDIA: Naxalites shoot Christian dead in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/south-asia/india/india-naxalites-shoot-christian-dead-in-chhattisgarh/ |publisher=Barnabas Fund |date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

The [[Naxalites]] are [[Marxist-Leninist]] atheistic groups that have been designated as [[terrorism|terrorists]] by the Government of India; because they seek to establish an [[atheist state]], they have inflicted violence against Christians, including beheading clergy in front of their wives and children,<ref>{{cite web |title=Pastor Beheaded by Radical Communists |url=https://www.icommittopray.com/request/1940/saisha-and-her-children |publisher=iCommitToPray.com |date=17 October 2019}}</ref> and [[atheist shooters|shooting]] Christians.<ref>{{cite web |title=INDIA: Naxalites shoot Christian dead in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/south-asia/india/india-naxalites-shoot-christian-dead-in-chhattisgarh/ |publisher=Barnabas Fund |date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

[[Hindus]] comprise the religious majority in [[India]]. Proponents of the ''Hindutva'' ideology, often called ''Hindu fascism''' and '''Hindu nationalism''', want to convert India into a Hindu nation in which other religions must assimilate to the Hindu religion and culture in order to establish a cultural hegemony of Hinduism at the expense of other religions.<ref name=CSWI>[http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=report&id=73 A submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: India]</ref> In India, Christians have faced repeated attacks from Hindus.<ref name=FOXHEAIC>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318549,00.html Hindu Extremists Attack Indian Churches, Torch Home of Prominent Christian]</ref> Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, aged 8 and 10, were burned to death in [[Orissa]] in 1999 by Hindus.<ref name=FOXHEAIC/> In 2007, Hindus attacked Christians in the state of Orissa.<ref name=FOXHEAIC/> Ninety-five churches were destroyed in the attack.<ref name=CSWCVO>[http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=report&id=72 Communal violence in Kandhamal District, Orissa: India]</ref>

[[Hindus]] comprise the religious majority in [[India]]. Proponents of the ''Hindutva'' ideology, often called ''Hindu fascism''' and '''Hindu nationalism''', want to convert India into a Hindu nation in which other religions must assimilate to the Hindu religion and culture in order to establish a cultural hegemony of Hinduism at the expense of other religions.<ref name=CSWI>[http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=report&id=73 A submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: India]</ref> In India, Christians have faced repeated attacks from Hindus.<ref name=FOXHEAIC>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318549,00.html Hindu Extremists Attack Indian Churches, Torch Home of Prominent Christian]</ref> Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, aged 8 and 10, were burned to death in [[Orissa]] in 1999 by Hindus.<ref name=FOXHEAIC/> In 2007, Hindus attacked Christians in the state of Orissa.<ref name=FOXHEAIC/> Ninety-five churches were destroyed in the attack.<ref name=CSWCVO>[http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=report&id=72 Communal violence in Kandhamal District, Orissa: India]</ref>