Posted on 11/07/2001 7:43:14 AM PST by LoneGreenEyeshade
The Freedom House Center for Religious Freedom has condemned the Oct. 28 massacre of 16 Christians inside a church in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, and issued a call for action.
The organization has called on the U.S. government and its allies to combat the growing al-Qaida-linked persecution of religious minorities around the world, according to a press release by Freedom House. The persecution in Pakistan and elsewhere is part of a pattern apparent before Sept. 11, said Freedom House. Even in Pakistan, Christians are currently on "death row" for vague blasphemy charges.
"The intensification of persecution of Christians and other non-Muslims by radical Islamists over the past five years has been amply documented by Freedom House, church groups, and the U.S. State Department," said Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom. Six assailants opened fire inside the Pakistani church, killing 16 men, women and children during a two-minute shooting spree.
This is "the most recent example of thousands of Christians who have been killed and persecuted by those instigated or supported by Islamist terrorist networks in Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, Indonesia and the Philippines," Shea said. "The Bush administration should take effective action to protect these vulnerable communities.
The specter of John McCain looking for any chink in the camapign upon which he can create and exploit divisiveness for political capital scares the daylights out of me ... the American Sheeple haven't proven themselves capable of discernment with the last eight years of deviant x42 and his commie wife, so I'm not hopeful for future correct vision when the real cutting is at hand.
Terrorism has shown an effect that will not be ignored in the futrure by radicalized factions worldwide. Religious based evil like we witness with Wahhabism gone vicious will only exploit terrorism more, now that our responses have been so measured, without the ruthless tactics the terrorist types respect alone, and our response could not be ruthless, as Americans of espoused ideals.
Therein lies another of the sources of my fears, our felicitous adherence to our espoused ideals because of our lack of clarity on those ideals now corroded so much by PC foolishness.
Yes, you're correct.
We've a history of leaving caves uncleared & jobs undone.
Like a voice in the wilderness, "when will we ever learn."
(I don't know how students have traditionally been the political activists and rabble-rousers of nations...because between studying, exams, reports, and still being a part-time homemaker - I barely have time to get in five hours of sleep per night.)
I think a clue may be that the so-called students really did not take study any too seriously!!!! :~) LOL,LGE
Justice be done, and soon.
God bless you, LGE!
And you too, my friend.
make your head spin
I pray that we (our country) will do the job against terrorism and persecuation to the full extent it can given the current opportunity and NOT STOP SHORT as we have been known to do in the past. I fear I am already hearing hints that we may do so again. Pray for wisdom in our leaders, please.
Netanyahu was on Fox News the other night voicing his expertise on the war. I wholeheartedly agree with him that if we have to do it alone, so be it! Terrorism must be rooted out. He is a man I have the highest respect and admiration.
President Bush and his administration are in my prayers daily.
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