Posted on 08/03/2009 8:22:25 AM PDT by reaganaut1
GOJRA, Pakistan — The blistered black walls of the Hameed family’s bedroom tell of an unspeakable crime. Seven family members died here on Saturday, six of them burned to death by a mob that had broken into their house and shot the grandfather dead, just because they were Christian.
The family had huddled in the bedroom, talking in whispers with their backs pressed against the door, as the mob taunted them.
“They said, ‘If you come out, we’ll kill you,’ ” said Ikhlaq Hameed, 22, who escaped. Among the dead were two children, Musa, 6, and Umaya, 13.
The attack in this shabby town in central Pakistan — the culmination of several days of rioting over a claim that a Koran had been defiled — shows how precarious life is for the tiny Christian minority in Pakistan.
More than 100 Christian houses were burned and looted on Saturday in a rampage that lasted about eight hours by a crowd the authorities estimate was as large as 20,000 strong. In addition to the seven members of the Hameed family who were killed, about 20 people were wounded.
The authorities, who said the Koran accusation was spurious, filed criminal charges in the case late Sunday and apprehended at least 12 people. Officials said a banned Sunni militant group, Sipah-e-Sohaba, was among those responsible for the attacks, the third convulsion of anti-Christian mob violence in the region in the past four weeks.
Christians, who make up less than 5 percent of the entire population, are often treated as second-class citizens in Pakistan, where Islam is the official religion. Non-Muslims are constitutionally barred from becoming president or prime minister.
While some Christians rise to become government officials or run businesses, the poorest work the country’s worst jobs, as toilet cleaners and street sweepers.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Sad but true. The Left and Obama’s gang hate Christians. They have found common cause with Islam in their hatred towards Christianity.
The most secular countries (anti-Christian) in Europe will fall apart the fastest. UK, Holland, Sweden to islam. Italy, Germany and Austria plus Switzerland will be the last to fall.
The most amazing part of this story is that the New York Times noticed and reported it.
To read the headline, it’s the Christians who are doing the hating and not the Islamic supremacist mob.
I loathe the NYet Times.
The actual Headline is “Hate Engulfs Christians in Pakistan”. Yes it is ambiguous — but this post makes it sound like Christians are doing the hatred which is what made me click on this post.
....But Janet said Christians are the “evil” ones....I don’t understand this, it can’t be true. (HUGE SARCASM!!!)
The darkness hates the light :)
United in Hate is a great read...incredible associations between Leftist and Muslims...their real hatred is toward Christians and Jews...
We are heading for another Crusades, and we have no support other than ourselves, our Government is the supporter of our supposed demise.
You forgot France; they'll probably be the 1st.
++++”The darkness hates the light :)++++”
You mean the “dark” hate the “white”?
Many of these people feel abandoned by the West - it saddens me to have to inform them at times that their suspicions are confirmed.
Any rational country would have deported the Cult of Death members a long time ago.
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