The right thing to do would be to destroy their own idols if they have them. I think going and destroying a public building like that would be illegal and Christian teaching does say to respect those in authority. I think somewhere along the line there has got to be a misunderstanding taking place. If someone becomes a Christian they should stop going to the Hindu temple and destroy their own personal idols. They shouldn't destroy the temple unless the whole community becomes Christian though because the temple won't be around anymore anyway if people decide not to go there.
The violence against Christians may have escalated in 2008 and that's why it started getting a lot of media coverage. I am hoping that as more stories come out that the picture will be more clear.
I really want to agree with Chaim about the Hindu nationalists. It's just really difficult for me to do so when I hear about things like that.
I think one of the biggest problems in India has to be the lack of education of many of the poor citizens there. I mean I read some of them use cow dung as a disinfectant, or as a cleanser. Any basic scientific knowledge would tell them that cow dung is potentially full of very harmful or deadly bacteria like
e coli, but they don't have the education to know that. They really believe that it has cleansing properties.
I also ran across this article today
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5707554.eceIt says that the RSS is going to be promoting a cow urine based soft drink. I want to be fair. Is this true?