Posted on 09/25/2002 7:43:04 AM PDT by ppaul
Been there, done that. Didn't bother to buy the T-shirt.
Generally speaking, the Muslims will ignore you, as long as you don't offend them. If you offend them, they will try to kill you. Needless to say, folks are pretty careful not to offend anybody.
In the six months that I was in Somalia, back before it went completely to Hell, I was only set upon by a mob and nearly killed twice. Deserved it both times, of course. You really had to be pretty careful about riling people up there.
Today I would, and I probably would not last the week!
I wonder how many FReepers still think Christianity is the crutch for the weak-willed and shallow-minded?
No, enraged islamic militants are not involved in revenge killings, they are involved in killing Christians because Christians are associated with Christ.
WE WERE WARNED!
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Fears of Pakistan's Christians (RELIGION OF PEACE ALERT)
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ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome
Code: ZE02092507
Date: 2002-09-25
8 Staffers of Catholic Group Are Shot Dead in Pakistan
Church Sources Link Murders to Other Recent Attacks
KARACHI, Pakistan, SEPT. 25, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Gunmen raided the offices of a Catholic organization, rounded up staffers and then shot them one by one, police said.
Six staff members of the Justice and Peace Commission died on the spot and two succumbed later in a hospital, authorities said.
Norris Nawab, chairman of the commission, told ZENIT that two terrorists entered the commission's office this morning and ushered staffers into a library, where they shot them in the head. Police said the two gunmen were about 25 to 30 years old.
According to Church sources, the terrorists belong to the same group that attacked a Bahawalpur church last October, an Islamabad church in March, and the Murree Christian School and Mission Hospital Texila in August.
Just two days ago, police arrested two militants of Harkat ul Mujahideen Al Almi, who disclosed that they had plans for more attacks on Christian institutions.
Police have been on the alert for the past two days, and security measures have been tightened outside churches and church institutions.
The Justice and Peace Commission has worked on issues of justice in Pakistan since 1972. Its main focus is to work for the poor and marginalized.
Condemning the attack, the commission sent faxes to the president of Pakistan and governor of Punjab, stating, "It seems that the government has failed to protect Christians in Pakistan."
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