Archbishop tells Pakistani President of blasphemy law danger
In his meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari last Friday, the Archbishop expressed particular concern over attacks in Gojra in August, in which eight Christians were killed. The violence was sparked by allegations that Christians had desecrated a copy of the Koran, a crime punishable by death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.
In: Islam, Religious News · Tagged with: blasphemy, Christianity, interfaith, Pakistan, religion, religious persecution
Jailed Christian’s ‘Suicide’ Sparks Protests in Pakistan
The alleged suicide of a young Pakistani Christian man who was being held in jail sparked protests Wednesday as dozens of mourners clashed with police at his funeral. Less than a day after Fanish Masih was found dead in his cell in Sialkot, a town in Punjab province, some 700 people gathered for the 19-year-old’s […]
In: Islam, Religious News · Tagged with: blasphemy, Christianity, interfaith, Pakistan, religion, religious persecution
Pakistani Common Sense on Religious Minorities
First, if you have not signed the petition, please do so. Then, read this or maybe read it and then sign the petition. I quote: More recently, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) and Baptist Global Response (BGR) worked with their local partners to distribute emergency care items among displaced Muslims in Malakand Division. It […]
In: Islam, Religious News · Tagged with: blasphemy, Christianity, interfaith, Pakistan, petition, religion, religious persecution
Please sign the petition about Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Fellow-Blogger Doug has posted this, and frankly, I feel like it is worth space here as well. He says: “I don’t normally include these sort of posts, but it seems to me that this petition for reform of the blasphemy law in Pakistan is well worth supporting. Here is what you are being asked to […]
In: Islam, Religion and Politics · Tagged with: blasphemy, Christianity, interfaith, Pakistan, petition, religion, religious persecution
Rick Warren on Interfaith Projects with Muslims
I am no fan of Rick Warren, but does he have a point? “Some problems are so big you have to team tackle them,” evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren addressed the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America. Warren said Muslims and Christians should be partners in working to end what he calls […]
In: False Prophets, Islam, Rick Warren · Tagged with: corruption, disease, God, illiteracy, interfaith, Muslims, poverty, religion, war
British Prison Bans Crucifix From New Chapel to Avoid Offending Muslim Inmates
A British prison has decided not to include a crucifix in the décor of its new chapel for fear of offending Muslim inmates. The ‘multi-faith space’ at HMP Lewes is divided in two sections, according to the Daily Mail. One half-features heated footbaths for Muslim worshipers; the other side, dedicated to Christian prayer, features a […]
In: Islam, Religious News · Tagged with: chapel, Christianity, cross, crucifix, interfaith, muslim, pc, politically correctness, prisons, religion
Pastor nails it on the head – Coexisting is fine, but that doesn’t mean that we give up Christ.
I didn’t know Lutherans could be this ‘intolerant’… Seriously, though, I have seen a growing number of these bumper stickers around Charleston (WV) lately. Believe it or not, we have a large community involved in the Council of Churches here in the big city of Charleston, WV, which feeds the idea that Christianity is nothing […]
In: Other Posts, Religious News · Tagged with: absolute truth, Christianity, church, coexistence, ecumenical, God, interfaith, Jesus Christ, religion, religious tolerance, truth
