Text Message Brings Christmas Fear to Pakistanis
Worshipers Reluctant to Visit Churches on Holiday
Christmas in Pakistan would normally be quite familiar to most Americans, with carolers and people decorating their homes. This year the threats to their community and the grinding poverty of the economic downturn are going to make things quite a bit different.
Many of Pakistan’s millions of Christians are vowing to stay away from churches and other gatherings this Christmas, following ominous text messages warning them of “special Christmas presents” if they do.
In Punjab Province in particular the Christian minority has been subject to repeated attacks throughout the year, including one incident in Gojra when looters burned homes and killed at least eight Christians.
But Christians are complaining that the government isn’t taking the latest threats seriously, with some reporting harassment from security officials after reporting the messages.
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MvGuy
December 25th, 2009 at 5:09 am
As in Iraq, when the Christian invaders come a killin the locals…. The locals start killin the Christians..
Does it make sense..?? No..!! DOES anything make sense since 911……. I don't think SO…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robert Fisher
December 25th, 2009 at 6:55 am
It is the Christians that are in the Middle East murdering Muslims. under Saddam Hussain all Christians were free to practice their Religion. No Muslims have ever been connected to 9/11, only by speculation and confessions that were achieved by torture. looks like those new Christians are on another Crusade like the inquisition. where is the Pope in all of this, where is the christian Church ? i hope they are not blessing the Troops. waterbording was also used in the inquisition. is this the democracy we want to spread around the World? Obama the Obomba, return the Nobel Price and hang your head in shame.
jojo
December 25th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Where is the Christian's God in all this Xmess?
Only cure for America—target paidoff politicians!
Notice,the brave local, in Iraq–Politicians dare not travel alone :^/
Hacklheber
December 25th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
It's the same old, same old. If humans don't have rift lines along which conflict takes place, then assorted retards come out of the woodwork and dimples are blown into rifts up until bloody conflict can take place across them Talk about wedge issues. You are not monotheist? I KILL YOU. Now we are all monotheist. Hey wait – you are not going to the same church as I do? I TAKE THIS DRILL TO YOUR HEAD! Now we all go to the same church. Just a minute – you are tending more towards the prophet's sister than hi brother? I BLOW YOU UP! Now are one. What's that? You have a problem with this chapter in my book??
Etc… ad infinitum. Like a wellspring of stupidity.
Of course, sociopaths fit right in, warcrap salesmen profit, politicians can hide the actual problems and individuals at the correct levers get filthy rich & powerful.
Ram Sharma
December 26th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Does anyone need any more proof that the Arab cult "Eeeslaam" shoved down the throats of the brain dead followers is "peaceful" or means "peace" ?
My fellow infidels, when these Muslim propagandists in Western world tell you that Eeeslaam means peace, tell them to shove it up their filthy arse.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.