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Another church attacked in Pakistan: bibles and cross burnt
September 20, 2010
A Pentecostal church in Karachi has been attacked and vandalized by militants still angry over a threat to burn Qur’ans in the United States earlier this month.
Nine copies of the Bible, three hymn books and three wooden crosses were found burnt on Sept. 18 at the Nasri Pentecostal Church in Shah Latif Town, Karachi.
The area is home to about 120 Christian families.
A dholki or hand-held drum used in gospel music was also found damaged.
“The church gates were open and the locks broken. The attackers broke open a cupboard and vandalized religious items at around midnight,” said Pastor Peter Shahzad.
He was speaking to ucanews.com after a Sept. 19 Sunday service in which he urged the government to punish the culprits under the country’s blasphemy laws.
Pastor Shahzad later led his congregation to a protest rally at the Karachi Press Club, a popular venue for demonstrations.
It was the second church attack within a week as countrywide protests continue against American Pastor Terry Jones, who withdrew his threat to burn copies of the Islamic holy book on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
A Lutheran church was attacked with grenades on Sept. 12 in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Muslims want the US government to hand Jones over to them. There are many people poorly educated in Islamic teachings that are still causing tension,” said Father Thomas Gulfam, general secretary of the Heralds of Peace, an interreligious group.
Father Aftab James Paul, director of Faisalabad diocese’s Commission for Interfaith Dialogue, said more attacks were likely.
“It makes no difference whether the perpetrators of recent church attacks are arrested or not, nothing will happen. There may be more attacks,” he said.
Source: ucanews.com
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Reply to Mr. Miandad
Do you think the perpetrators of such brutality will come to your home and announce what they are doing to you ..for the only benefit of informing you of such actions ?
Think about it: wicked deeds are done in darkness
If you were the person who received such wicked deeds, maybe you would like to be left ' all alone' to deal with it, perhaps?
Or would you prefer that others from around the world read about your plight and pray for you?
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Sister River of Canada :
Your reply "If you were the person who received such wicked deeds, maybe you would like to be left ' all alone' to deal with it, perhaps?" would be best fit if you stand in a Muslim's shoes in the regions of Iraq and Afghanistan where Christian terrorists are killing Muslims brutally, going to the extent of killing them for sport.
Church attacked,bibles burnt in Pakistan-8 links are given
Dear Friend from shah Latif
Please go through the news reports from Pakistan and other nations about attack of church and descreation of Bibles and cross.If you believe in truth,please apologise to christians for the unprecedented persecution of Christians i Pakistan and other Islamic nations.
All of us have to stand before the judgement seat!!!
God Bless
1-JohnandJudy Townsend PAKISTAN: Church Attacked by Militant MuslimsOn 18 September, the Nasri Pentecostal Church in Shah Latif Town, Karachi, Pakistan was attacked and vandalised by militants angered over a threat to burn the Koran in the United States earlier this month. “The church gates were open and the locks broken....cont
2-www.assistnews.net/Stories/2010/s10090142.htm
3-www.ucanews.com/2010/09/20/another-church-attacked-in-pakistan
4-www.jihadwatch.org/2010/09/pakistan-miscreants-burn-karachi-
5-church.html thepersecutiontimes.com/unidentified-muslim-men-attack-pentecostal-church-in-karachi
6-www.worthynews.com/9469-second-church-in-pakistan-attacked-over-threat-to-burn-korans
7-ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-church-attacked-in-pakistan.html
8-beforeitsnews.com/story/189/261/Second_Church_in_Pakistan_Attacked_Over_Threat_To_Burn
This is not true I live in shah latif town
I don't know why people spread rumors without any confirmation. I live in shah latif town but I swear none a single threat to Christians here in shah latif town witnessed.
how you people spread falsehood.
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