High-caste Hindus who had been harassing a church in Nepal forced it to shut down in early November.
For two months Brahmins, the highest caste from which Hindu priests and teachers are drawn, had disrupted worship of the Pakhluwa Eternal Life Church, in western Nepal’s Palpa District, each week and accused Pastor Tufani Bhar of converting villagers, the pastor said.
Forced to meet in homes
Church members had abandoned their building and resorted to meeting in homes, but the Brahmins issued threats to anyone found meeting anywhere, including in houses.
