Source: Assemblies of God World Missions, January 13, 2014
Violent protests interrupted Sunday morning services, January 12, at two churches in Hikkaduwa, a small coastal town in southern Sri Lanka. Eyewitnesses report that a mob led by Buddhist monks stormed an Assemblies of God church and Calvary Free Church, threatening worshipers and vandalizing church property.
The monks claimed the churches were illegal prayer centers and demanded that they be closed. However, worshipers say they have met at those locations since 1997. Both churches were severely damaged, and sound equipment, musical instruments, furniture, literature, and Bibles were destroyed.
» The Pew Forum reports that, worldwide, Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High.