We had some posts about the persecution of Christians in Orissa, the state in India, and the prospect that an all-day shutdown on Christmas, as pushed by Hindu extremists, would mean more atrocities against Christians, such as that 11-year-old girl we wrote about who forgave those who burned her face. But the government called off the shutdown and sent police in force to keep order. Once again, civil government, under Romans 13, does what it’s supposed to do.