Story number 2 for 7 Aug 2003

(Sri Lanka)–Next, Voice of the Martyrs reports five separate churches in the southern Sri Lanka were attacked a week ago by mobs led by Buddhist monks. The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka believes that it is very likely that this spate of organized attacks is the beginning of an attempt to incite Buddhists against the Christian community, creating an environment of religious disharmony which in turn will be sited as a convincing platform to launch an impending anti-conversion bill.