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Pakistan: Christians build churches despite death threats

Nov 9, 2015 10:07 am By Robert Spencer

Javed David doesn’t seem to understand the situation. Muslims have threatened David and warned him to stop building new churches. So why is he going ahead? Why is he needlessly and recklessly poking them in the eye? They told him they didn’t like this activity — doesn’t he realize how much he is harming Muslim-Christian dialogue by provoking Muslims in this way?

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which understands very well that the dialogue must be preserved at all costs and all activities that offend Muslims must be ended immediately, should send an emissary or two over to Lahore to explain present-day realities to David and to the Rev. Sohail Farman. Perhaps an Eastern Catholic bishop, one with an Arabic background and a sterling record of silencing and ostracizing those who speak out against Muslim persecution of Christians, could take one of his trusted priests, one who knows that those who oppose jihad and Islamic supremacism are an ongoing danger to the church, and they could go over to Lahore together and explain to David and Farman that Islam is at its core a Religion of Peace, as long as Christians don’t cross any red lines and do anything to goad the poor dears into doing something violent — violence for which the Christians would be entirely responsible, of course.

Church construction Pakistan

“Lahore, Christians build churches despite death threats,” by Shafique Khokhar, Asia News, November 9, 2015 (thanks to C. Cantoni):

Lahore (AsiaNews) – After receiving death threats earlier this year, the “Hope for Light” Christian Association has begun building a new church in the rural village of Sehari, Kasur district (35 km south-east of Lahore).

The village is home to 36 Christian families, who currently meet in a mud building Church that is too small to accommodate everyone. In view of the situation, Mass has to be celebrated outside.

After visiting the village, Rev Sohail Farman, who heads ‘Hope for light, said that the association would fund the construction of a new place of worship.

“Sehari is a small village of 200 houses,” said Sohail Farman. At least 36 belong to Christians who earn a living from farming.” In October, ‘Hope for Light’ began to build a church for them.

“We hope that people will benefit from this new place of worship and seek God through new blessings. We are doing our best to ensure that we can celebrate Christmas in the new church. The Muslim community is supporting this project all the way. ”

“We are committed to our mission and we will continue to help poor communities build churches,” said Javed David, leader of the construction team. “They have a right to have a place of worship. This is our fourth church.”

David himself told AsiaNews how earlier this, he received threats from Muslims, who warned him to stop building new churches. “This is a Muslim country and we cannot allow you to continue,” he was told. At that time, “Hope for Light” was active in Shekhupura District.

“We hope that things will improve with time,” said Malvin Mall, a team member. “We just shifted our focus from Shekhupura to Sehari, but for sure we shall continue our work in Shekhupura.”

“The change of focus is temporary,” added Ataurehman Saman, another member. “So far we have built three churches in Shekhupura and Jaranwala districts, Punjab.”…

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Filed Under: Featured, Muslim persecution of Christians, Pakistan Tagged With: Javed David, Lahore, Sohail Farman


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  1. mortimer says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 10:36 am

    In other words, the bishops have decided that “The Dialogue” must be preserved at the cost of Christian lives.

    The bishops are throwing the sheep to the wolves to preserve their cozy parlor game.

  2. Paul says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 10:44 am

    What an inspiration these brave people are. Westerners should
    look to them and realise that there are worse forms of intimidation
    than some unhygienic leftist ‘progressive’ pervert labelling you a
    “racist” for daring to speak the truth.

  3. mortimer says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 10:56 am

    Javed David is more of shepherd ‘feeding the sheep’ than US bishops playing cozy parlor games with the supremacists.

    US bishops need to learn the doctrines of TAQIYYA and JIHAD against the disbelievers.

    • mortimer says

      Nov 9, 2015 at 10:59 am

      No dialogue is possible when one side uses the opportunity for TAQIYYA…for disinformation.

    • Angemon says

      Nov 9, 2015 at 2:32 pm

      US bishops (or bishops in the EU) have no clue how things are in the real world, let alone on islamic hellholes.

  4. Linde Barrera says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 11:16 am

    God bless these brave Pakistani Christians. And maybe if their churches didn’t look like churches, those nasty Muslim Pakistanis would leave them alone.

  5. Jay Boo says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 11:43 am

    Al Jazeera sponsored NPR is too busy kissing Muslim butts to report on this.
    Some of Leftist National Public Radio’s funding is from your tax dollars confiscated by the IRS.

  6. DP111 says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Pakistani Christians have no moral support from any Western nation. In fact, almost all Western leaders are traitors to their own founding civilisational faith.

    Pakistani Christians, like Christians in all Muslim countries, are effectively sacrificial sheep that the West has offered as appeasement Jizya.

    The only effective support we can offer is to pray for them – the most persecuted people on earth. Pray for them.

  7. ? says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 7:08 pm

    True bravery. Thank Jesus there are still courage in the true followers.

    “Breathe life, breathe life” we will survive.

    • Champ says

      Nov 9, 2015 at 8:36 pm

      Yes, this is “true bravery”, well stated.

  8. Jeremiah says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 8:06 pm

    India needs these brave Christians as a buffer between them and Islam. Bring them to India so that the Christian world can help them become a productive force for India.

    Get them out of Pakistan! We don’t need any more hints.

    • DP111 says

      Nov 10, 2015 at 7:19 am

      There is persecution of Christians in India as well.

      Its sad that in so many third world countries, the inhabitants persecute Christians, while at the same time trying to force their way into the West – which they regard as Christian.

  9. celticwarriorcanada says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    Obviously these Brave Christians believe in the Promise ” He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death . ” ( Revelation 2 : 11 ) I thank God , that the Third Person of the Holy Trinity , the Blessed Holy Spirit , Empowers these True and Faithful Martyrs To Persevere in the Work of the Lord , in the Face of Satanically Inspired Persecution !

  10. Kepha says

    Nov 9, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    These Pakistanis have not forgotten that Jesus Christ claims to be the way, truth, life, and only way to the Father (John 14:6). Unhappily, the so-called “Christian” leaders of the West are embarrassed by such a teaching.

    The world badly needs a strong Christian witness; not the falling over each other to be “more EmCeePeeCee than thou”.

    • Babayo gamde says

      Nov 12, 2015 at 2:30 pm

      Why ISLAM do not allowed order religion in their own country while they are practicing there own in order places? A place like America what if they said they don’t want other religion to be practice there,? May the LORD guid you all in JESUS name AMEN.

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