The silence from Pakistani authorities is deafening. An update on this story. "Punjab: Christian burned alive dies, Christian community calls for justice," by Fareed Khan for Asia News, March 23:
Islamabad (AsiaNews) - Arshed Masih died last night in hospital from the serious injuries - burns covering 80% of his body - which the 38 year old Pakistani Christian suffered when he was set on fire because he refused to convert to Islam. The funeral of man, who died after three days of agony, should take place in the late afternoon, but the family has asked that "before an autopsy is performed." The Christian community of Pakistan condemns "with firmness" the latest episode of violence and denounces the "slowness" of the federal and provincial government to punish those responsible.
On March 19 a group of Islamic extremists burned alive Arshed Masih, a driver employed by a wealthy Muslim businessman in Rawalpindi. His wife worked as a maid in the same estate, situated in front of a police station. Recently disagreements had arisen between the employer, Sheikh Mohammad Sultan, and the couple because of their Christian faith. The couple had suffered threats and intimidation to force them to convert to Islam.
Arshed Masih died last night at 7.45 local time after three days of agony and suffering at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Punjab province. His wife Martha Arshed was raped by police en she sought to denounce the violence inflicted on her husband. The couple's three children - ages 7 to 12 years - were forced "to witness the torture inflicted on their parents.
Since 2005 Arshed Masih and his wife had worked and lived on the estate of the late Sheikh Mohammad Sultan. The pressure on them to renounce Christianity had lately become incessant. The owner had come so far as to threaten "dire consequences", to persuade them to embrace Islam. The couple were also accused of a recent theft by the owner who has promised to drop the complaint for their conversion.
Arshed Masih's funeral should be held in the late afternoon, although tension remains high in the area. Local witnesses tell AsiaNews that "the whole family is in shock and I s demanding an autopsy is carried out before burial." Several Christian associations and human rights activists - including Life for All, Christian Progressive Movement, Pakistan Christian Congress and Protect Foundation Pakistan - "protests are being stepped up outside the hospital."
Peter Jacob, executive secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church of Pakistan (NCJP), expresses to AsiaNews his "strongest condemnation" for the crime against the man and the rape of women perpetrated by police who should protect law and order . The Catholic organization has been active to ensure protection to the woman and children, of whom there are no immediate reports.
The Catholic activist notes with regret the silence of the Federal Minister for Minorities, the Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti, and denounces "the slow pace and the inaction of the federal and provincial government. "The executive - said Peter Jacob - has not yet taken concrete steps to prevent violence and abuse on minorities and punish the guilty."
The site BosNewsLife.com adds that yesterday the provincial government of Punjab blocked a protest march of Christians, under the pretext of "terrorist threat". The local community wanted to demonstrate against the "refusal" of the police to arrest the perpetrators of the crime.
This is why Father Zakaria said islam (posing as a "religion") is far worse than naziism and that muhammad (posing as a prophet) was even more demonic than hitler.
Even comparing these apes of allah to nazis is unfair to nazis.
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelation 21
The abomination that is the press can be understood. Christians are stupid gullible sheep whose lives matter not a whit to them. But the silence coming from Amnesty International, from the UN's HRC, from the mainline liberal denominations of Christendom....cowardly and evil.
Pakistani Christian dies after being burned alive by police for refusing to convert to Islam
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God—this poor man. And his family, with his wife raped, and no means of support for her or the children. I'm glad the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church of Pakistan has "been active to ensure protection to the woman and children"—although I'm not sure how much protection they can really offer, when the crimes were *perpetrated by the police* themselves.
more:
Arshed Masih's funeral should be held in the late afternoon, although tension remains high in the area.
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In any normal place, the "tensions" would be felt by those who were the *victims* of this horror. Here, it probably means there may be the threat of more violence for the Christian community from Muslims at this poor man's funeral.
Clearly, working for Muslims can be deadly for Christians. But being self-employed is no safer—just ask the small shopkeepers in the Coptic community in Egypt.
Or ask this Christian (or his survivors, at any rate)—also from Pakistan—who was killed like Arshed Masih for not converting to Islam—and for having a marginally more prosperous *potato farm* than his Muslim neighbors:
Pakistan: Muslims murder Christian with axe after he refuses to convert to Islam
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/03/pakistan-muslims-murder-christian-with-axe-after-he-refuses-to-convert-to-islam.html
"Christians are stupid gullible sheep whose lives matter not a whit to them."
Try again, not all of us are asleep. Some of us are wide awake and willing to fight, and die, for our families, and lives. Please don't make such wide generalizations
"But the silence coming from Amnesty International, from the UN's HRC, from the mainline liberal denominations of Christendom....cowardly and evil."
This on the other is absolutely true, the lib churches are worse than even that. Some are actually aiding the Moslem invasion of the west.
There is a document that was created by a Moslem "prince" that is called "a common word between us." This document signed by MANY christian pastors, and churches, states that Allah, and God, are one and the same. As This Moslem "prince" knows full well that Islam denys that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. All the people who signed this document have denied Jesus Christ as the true Messiah.
Try those pants on for size.
Iranian martyr's fiance in Israel, meets Peres
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=171614
Arshed Masih died last night at 7.45 local time after thr...suffered when he was set on fire because he refused to convert to Islam.
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...three days of agony and suffering at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Punjab province. His wife Martha Arshed was raped by police en she sought to denounce the violence inflicted on her husband. The couple's three children - ages 7 to 12 years - were forced "to witness the torture inflicted on their parents.
Ahh, the smell of gasoline in the morning. If you be a Moslem you gotta love that feral scent, kinda re-enacting the glory daze way back at banu Qurazay.
They came first for the Zoroastrians,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Zoroastrian.
THEN THEY CAME for the Hindus,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Hindu.
THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
THEN THEY CAME for the Christians,
and I didn’t speak up because I was a pacifist.
THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up
"Christians are stupid gullible sheep..."
I beg your pardon, jewel. Whoa, talk about an unfair characterization of Christians. Hey at least Christians aren't threatening to blow you up or slit your throat, so take your contempt for Christians elsewhere and stick with aiming your hatred towards the real enemy: islam. And what's with all those scriptural references?
"The couple had suffered threats and intimidation to force them to convert to Islam."
So too do prisoners unfortunate enough to be in prison with Muslim prisoners..
So too do kidnapped people captured by Muslims in one of their raids.
So too do small children walking the streets of UK, Sweden, Netherlands, and oh so many other places...
So too do children attending schools with Muslim teachers.
So too do employees of Muslims bosses.
The Islamification process is one of constant pursuit at every level and in every place...
The Muslims may try the peaceful approach and when that fails they will always follow up with the violent approach...
Islam has been destroying civilization for centuries...just look at the places where they have succeeded in becoming rulers..
Islam ...feel the love?
And while it is on my mind...if you are ever invited to visit a mosque...here are some handy tips>.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2006/08/fitzgerald-tips-for-visiting-a-mosque.html
Mobamad
I must correct you.
'A Common Word' was *addressed* to all major Christian leaders, *by* the Muslims. It was a letter FROM the Muslims TO the Christians.
The Christians - e.g. the Pope, heads of assorted Orthodox churches, Archbishop of Canterbury, and others - did not solicit the letter nor did they have any part in its wording; it was sent to them uninvited.
The Christians were the *addressees*. They did not draft the letter, nor sign off on it.
The SIGNATORIES were 138 Muslim 'scholars'.
Some Christian groups to whom it was sent, wrote replies addressing (without necessarily agreeing to) some of the topics covered by the letter; but writing a reply is not the same thing as saying, 'we agree with and endorse everything you said in your letter'.
Many of the Christian addressees did not, so far as I know, respond at all.
It was about a month ago I read where, at the time, there had been enough weapons sold in the previous three months in the United States to outfit both the Chinese and Indian armies...just 3 months.
If there's one thing Obama has done it's stimulate the firearms and related industries.
Iran got popped shipping arms to the terrorists that threaten Israel. They made a big deal out of there being a half million rounds of AK ammo. I have customers who have that much in their basements.
When Japan was at war with us, they never hit the west coast though it was close as hell. They knew that every home had a weapon and that nearly all Americans could shoot, and well.
I hear machine gun fire from all around me. Owning machine guns is easy in Alaska. Just a few forms and voi la. Here's your Class III weapons license. It's a comforting sound to me. Nice to know my neighbors are properly armed...as I am. No machine guns for me though. I can manage without.
No. Christians here at least are not sheep. I'm no Christian though I more closely associate with Christs teachings and view of things than any other religion. Read all of that "turn the other cheek" stuff. There's more to it than pacifism...
They come for us all now... were all the world muslim and islam the only religion the blood would still flow.
If a train wheel goes off the track in rural Kazakistan, we see it in the MSM. How is it that we never hear of this kind of atrocity in the MSM.
Just another example of Muslim Love and Compassion. I have told my family members these things and they always state that t is just a few lunatics, yet, when it keeps happening there is silence. Sooner or later people especially, Muslims will see that this is just a huge cult built and spread and growing as a result of birth rate and not real conversions for Islam. I am sick of this and feel we have a responsibility to reveal Islam's true nature for all to see. As A Christian, I can see the difference between Christ and Mohammad and all Muslims must face reality.