Household things, Symbols of Christianity & Bible destructed in Kandhamal attack on Christians

During the Kandhamal violence, books central to Christianity, including the Holy Bible—texts rooted in love and compassion—were deliberately burnt, exposing the irrationality of hate-driven politics. This hostility traces back to 1967, when Odisha enacted an anti-conversion law and organized campaigns against Christians intensified. The destruction disproportionately targeted images of Mother Mary, reflecting a deeply patriarchal violence mirrored in the sexual abuse of women. Jesus Christ, a historical figure who stood with the oppressed, was symbolically attacked again through broken icons. Yet these assaults failed to weaken faith. Instead, they revealed the moral bankruptcy of coercive ideology and strengthened community resolve against manufactured hatred.