And the Rest of It

It boggles the mind:

The French “anti-hate” website Indextreme claims that it is looking to “observe, catalogue and publicize the graphic symbols used by the far right in France,” and places various mainstream Roman Catholic symbols alongside those of Nazism and other far-right ideologies.

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The most recent flareup in India — the 10th worst country in which to be a Christian, according to a 2022 report by religious liberty advocacy group Open Doors — began around Dec. 9, when Hindu mobs began attacking Christians in outrage over some locals converting to Christianity, a “foreign religion” (though its origins in India likely date to the first century). Many Christian villagers were assaulted and beaten with various makeshift weapons. At least two dozen people had to be hospitalized with injuries. Some Christians were forced to participate in a religious ritual as part of “returning” to Hinduism under threat of violence or loss of property. Hundreds of Christians are still living away from their homes, many currently staying in churches or sporting arenas.

Violence in this particular Indian province has reportedly worsened in recent years. According to the United Christian Forum, there was a 70 percent increase in attacks against Christians from 2020 to 2021. “The persecution of Christians in India is intensifying as Hindu extremists aim to cleanse the country of their presence and influence,” reports Open Doors. “The driving force behind this is Hindutva, an ideology that disregards Indian Christians and other religious minorities as true Indians because they have allegiances that lie outside India, and asserts the country should be purified of their presence.” About 2.5 percent of India’s population are Christians.

 

Interesting:

Disproportionately few Filipino and Chinese-Canadians are in federal prison, says a study by the Correctional Service of Canada. No reason was given. Findings were drawn from a decade’s worth of data on the penitentiary population: ‘Research on ethnocultural offenders should be conducted regularly.’

But ... but ... Russians!:

Russian influence operations on Twitter in the 2016 presidential election reached relatively few users, most of whom were highly partisan Republicans, and the Russian accounts had no measurable impact in changing minds or influencing voter behavior, according to a study out this morning.

 

 

Oh, that's nice of them:

The United Arab Emirates will begin teaching about the Holocaust in history classes in primary and secondary schools across the country, the country’s embassy in the U.S. says.

Ideal commuters: