MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

This is one reason why it is pointless for anyone (especially from the ‘West’) to burn a Qur’an.  As much as we may disagree with the contents of the book, destroying it will only serve to inflame the extremists who are looking for any excuse to bleed the blood of Christians.

By Jibran Khan – “Islamabad (AsiaNews) – Two believers killed, churches attacked, copies of the Bible burned: the Christian community in Pakistan is once again the victim of violence by Islamic fundamentalists, who have targeted places of worship in the country. The extremist violence was triggered by the insane act – repeatedly condemned by Christians in Pakistan and India – of the pastor Wayne Sapp, who last March 20, in Florida burned a Koran under the supervision of the evangelical preacher Terry Jones. The escalating violence has raised alarm over the fate of Asia Bibi, a symbol of the abuses committed in the name of the blasphemy law. The bishop of Islamabad / Rawalpindi defines the US pastor a ‘fanatic’ who encourages followers to a ‘violent ideology’, the consequences of which have an impact ‘on innocent Christians’ across the world.

On March 25, a mob of Islamic extremists attacked a Pentecostal church in Hyderabad, killing two Christians and burning some copies of the Bible. Eyewitnesses said that the fundamentalists stormed the place of worship looking to set it on fire, but a group of believers defended the church. Security forces have fled the scene, leaving those present at the mercy of the crowd. The attackers hurled anti-Christian slogans and a feeling of anger toward the religious minority has spread. in the city The pastor of the church reports that ‘despite the condemnation of the burning of the Koran’ the community ‘has come under attack because they think that we are linked to the Americans.’ He emphasizes that ‘we are Pakistanis, who were born in this land and we do not have any kind of relationship with the United States.’ ‘What fault did those two innocent people have – he ends – who were not Americans, but only Pakistani Christians?'” Read more.