Posted on 03/02/2011 2:52:40 PM PST by Nachum
ISLAMABAD – Militants gunned down the only Christian in Pakistan's government outside his widowed mother's home Wednesday, the second assassination in two months of a high-profile opponent of laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam.
Shahbaz Bhatti was aware of the danger he faced, saying in a videotaped message that he had received death threats from al-Qaida and the Taliban. In it, the 42-year-old Roman Catholic said he was "ready to die" for the country's often persecuted Christian and other non-Muslim minorities.
The slaying in Islamabad followed the killing of Salman Taseer, a liberal politician who was gunned down in the capital by one of his guards. Both men had campaigned to change blasphemy laws in Pakistan that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam and have been loudly defended by Islamist political parties.
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White House outrage over this in ......................NEVER.
And there’s the “march of the muslims” in DC this week to usher in sharia law in the United States, and many catholic priests welcome these head cutters with open arms and understanding, coexist they say! The bumper sticker gets me sick, and so does the idiot loving tree hugger crowd who wants to be thier friends
Oh No! Say it isn't so, Fluffy!
Not our gentle, peace loving Moslem brothers.
“Minister” as in government Minister, like Congressman. People are so numb about ROP slaughtering Christian Missionaries that this is a ho hum moment to most. Probably is anyway. Glenn Beck played the tape of this fellow to be played in the event of his death. A true believe. Now a martyr. ROP is comprised of animals or enablers of same. Simple as that.
Religion of Peace alert.
geeze, what are they doing to get our diplomat, Raymond Davisout out of there!!
The muslim in the W.H. won’t even bat an eye. Why would he “demean one of his people.”
This guy is a modern saint.
"Minister" in this context is more like "cabinet secretary". Imagine if a Muslim who had a senior position in the US executive branch was assassinated by a fundamentalist Christian.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Who will stand up for your rights? Who will fight for you? Why not that well-known Christian, Barack Hussein Obama?
The vicious, demented face of radical Muslims is once again displayed with the horrible murder of this man.
Right. I knew that the moment I sent it. I see Drudge has the article up. “Militants kill Christian cabinet member in Pakistan” That’s a better way to say it.
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