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Pakistan: Muslims destroy under-construction church, desecrate cross

Mar 5, 2014 9:29 am By Robert Spencer

Islamic law forbids Christians to build new churches or repair old ones, so that their communities will be perpetually in a state of decline. The attackers here also went out of their way to desecrate a cross, as the cross is an affront to Muslims, since according to the Qur’an, Jesus was neither killed nor crucified (4:157), and Islamic tradition holds that at the end of the world the Muslim prophet Jesus will return and break all crosses. Thus the actions of this mob were fully in accord with Islamic doctrine and law. Peaceful Muslims who claim that this is not true and oppose this action should step up and explain why this mob’s actions were wrong on Islamic grounds. But that is something that we never see.

“Okara residents allegedly vandalise under-construction church,” by Rana Tanveer for the Express Tribune, March 4:

LAHORE: Residents of Okara district allegedly vandalised an under-construction church and desecrated a cross, The Express Tribune has learnt on Tuesday.

The Christian residents in the district started construction of the church on a two-kanal piece of land owned by one of their community members.

Only a day after they had installed a cross on the partially constructed building, a group of local Muslims — allegedly over political differences – damaged the building and the land by ploughing the ground with the help of a tractor.

Javed Iqbal Masih — one of the Christian residents — told The Express Tribune that despite repeated requests, the group of 10 people damaged the building first with their hands and later with a tractor in the presence of local Christians.

Investigation officer Muhammad Javed said that police have registered an FIR under section 295-A and 506-B of Pakistan Penal Code against ten people for damaging the church and defaming the cross. He said police were raiding different areas to arrest the accused.

While speaking to The Express Tribune, Human Liberation Commission Pakistan chairperson Aslam Parvaiz Sahotra said the Christian community was not protected in Pakistan and that they face discrimination at every level.

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  1. boakai ngombu says

    Mar 5, 2014 at 11:55 am

    the Allah god (unknowable; the best of all deceivers) is happy of such destruction done in it’s name.

    the Allah god (unknowable; without love) has ordained mayhem and chaos as the order. there is to be no righteousness in the land where it’s domain exists. all must be corrupted; there can be no happiness. only pain may exist and betrayal and deception prevail.

    • Carl Benson says

      Mar 5, 2014 at 5:33 pm

      That’s the way liberals like it. They want to be under subjugation, told every thought to think, every word to say. That’s why they kiss up to Muslims constantly, no matter what atrocities they commit they are always right, because Muslims hate Christians and they do too.

  2. Champ says

    Mar 5, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    The attackers here also went out of their way to desecrate a cross, as the cross is an affront to Muslims, since according to the Qur’an, Jesus was neither killed nor crucified (4:157), and Islamic tradition holds that at the end of the world the Muslim prophet Jesus will return and break all crosses. — headline

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Question: “Why did Jesus have to die?”

    Answer: Jesus died on the cross to bear sin’s punishment for believers. Many people have doubted Jesus’ death on the cross and resurrection from the grave, despite historical evidence. Muslims question, “Why would Allah require His prophet Isa to die?”

    More great answers here:

    http://www.gotquestions.org/Muslim-why-Jesus-die.html

    • Champ says

      Mar 5, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      NOTE: allah is NOT the God of the Bible …

      http://www.kingmessiahproject.com/is_allah_not_God.html

    • EYESOPEN says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 4:28 am

      Wonderful reply Champ. Keep witnessing.

    • bernie says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 7:37 am

      The Jews, Romans, Greeks, and disciples were in a unique position to know if Jesus was executed or not. Muhammad came over 600 years after Jesus’ death.

  3. Tommy Peters says

    Mar 5, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    The distinction between good art and good religion is the difference between an artist and a prophet. The former strives to make an unproven God construct believable while the latter simply claims to be the Lord himself.

  4. Pig Dawg says

    Mar 5, 2014 at 8:30 pm

    I am a prophet so you can trust my word because i say it is true.
    Pakistan ? ” here today—— gone tomorrow ”
    Islam is looking more like a bucket full of buckshot holes everyday.

  5. Roshan Sawhil says

    Mar 5, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Demolition of worship houses of non-Muslims is absolutely forbidden in Islam. Islam teaches an exemplar way of living which would attract the non believers to the religion. Such violent acts aren’t allowed by the true Shariah.

    • CogitoErgoSum says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 12:43 am

      But it’s definitely okay to turn “worship houses” of non-Muslims into mosques or museums. I would like the Hagia Sophia to be returned to the Christians to be used as originally intended.

      From Wikipedia:
      Constantinople was taken by the Ottomans on May 29, 1453. In accordance with the custom at the time Sultan Mehmet II limited his troops three days of unbridled pillage once the city fell, after which he would claim its contents himself. Hagia Sophia was not exempted from the pillage, becoming its focal point as the invaders believed it to contain the greatest treasures of the city. Shortly after the city’s defenses collapsed, pillagers made their way to the Hagia Sophia and battered down its doors. Throughout the siege worshipers participated in the Holy Liturgy and Prayer of the Hours at the Hagia Sophia, and the church formed a refuge for many of those who were unable to contribute to the city’s defense, such as women, children and elderly. Trapped in the church, congregants and refugees became spoils to be divided amongst the Ottoman invaders. The building was desecrated and looted, and occupants enslaved, violated or slaughtered; while elderly and infirm were killed, women and girls were raped and the remainder chained and sold into slavery. Priests continued to perform Christian rites until stopped by the invaders. When the Sultan and his cohort entered the church he insisted it should be at once transformed into a mosque. One of the Ulama then climbed the pulpit and recited the Shahada.

      By the way, I’d like to have Constantinople back in Christian hands also.

      • Defcon 4 says

        Mar 6, 2014 at 11:16 am

        There is evidence to suggest the Taj Maajal was once a Hindu temple and not a muslime mausoleum.

      • CogitoErgoSum says

        Mar 6, 2014 at 11:24 am

        So you supporters of Shariah, why are you not supporting me in wanting the Hagia Sophia to be returned to the Christians? If I am reading your comments correctly, wasn’t your Shariah law broken back in 1453? Do you want this blatant disregard for your own laws to continue? Didn’t Mehmet II break Sharia law by what he did to the Hagia Sophia and didn’t Kemal Ataturk continue this crime against your law when he ordered the great church-turned-mosque be made into a museum? Why are you letting similar atrocities happen to other non-Muslim worship houses today? Your comments ring hollow in my ears. Which shall I believe of you…..that you are liars or that you are hypocrites? No….I shall have pity upon you and believe you are simply fools.

    • Jeff says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 2:33 am

      You going to explain that to them?

      It would probably be easier to get a member of the ACLU to admit that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right. Safer anyway, the ACLU usually doesn’t kill people for disagreeing (yet).

    • EYESOPEN says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 4:31 am

      Oh really? Then why don’t you tell that to your fellow muzlims and see how long you last?

    • Defcon 4 says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 11:19 am

      What happened to the 2000 year old Buddhist statues in Afghanistan again lying muslime?

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 8, 2014 at 1:13 am

      Roshan Sawhil wrote:

      Demolition of worship houses of non-Muslims is absolutely forbidden in Islam. Islam teaches an exemplar way of living which would attract the non believers to the religion. Such violent acts aren’t allowed by the true Shariah.
      ……………………………….

      What bald-faced Taqiyya. Wherever Muslims impose Shari’ah, they burn down and desecrate churches.

      And it isn’t the “exemplary way of living” that induces Infidels living under Shari’ah to convert, but the constant oppression, humiliation, and threats of violence.

  6. Salah says

    Mar 6, 2014 at 2:02 am

    The Pact of Umar

    The Status of Non-Muslims Under Muslim Rule

    In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate. This is a letter to the servant of God Umar [ibn al-Khattab], Commander of the Faithful, from the Christians of such-and-such a city. When you came against us, we asked you for safe-conduct (aman) for ourselves, our descendants, our property, and the people of our community, and we undertook the following obligations toward you:

    Read it all here:
    http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.asp

    • Defcon 4 says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 11:23 am

      Thank you for that reference Salah.

    • Rob Crawford says

      Mar 6, 2014 at 11:55 am

      And then the Muslims violated the pact… We’re aware of what a “hudna” is, and why you will violate peace treaties like you violate goats.

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