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Muslim Crowd Angered Over Alleged Quran Desecration Burns Two Churches in Pakistan
AP ^ | Nov 12, 2005 | Asif Shahzad

Posted on 11/12/2005 9:04:53 AM PST by NewMediaFan

LAHORE , Pakistan (AP) - Hundreds of Muslims attacked and burned two churches in Pakistan on Saturday after reports that a Christian man had desecrated Islam's holy book. No one was injured in the blazes.

A school, student hostel and the home of a priest were also torched by the crowd of about 1,500 Muslims near the town of Sangla Hill, about 80 miles northeast of Lahore, said police official Ali Asghar Dogar.

The attacks were being investigated. About two dozen people had been arrested, Dogar said.

The fires came a day after a local Muslim resident accused a Christian of burning a one-room Islamic school along with copies of the Quran. Dogar said the allegations were apparently leveled by people who lost money while gambling with the Christian man on Friday, but police had detained him and were investigating.

Shahbaz Bhatti, head of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance - which promotes the rights of minorities in mainly Muslim Pakistan, denied the charges and condemned the attacks on the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches.

"No Christian burned copies of the Quran," he told The Associated Press. "...

(Excerpt) Read more at ap.tbo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: churchburning; islam; korandesecration; muslim; pakistan; riots; rop

1 posted on 11/12/2005 9:04:55 AM PST by NewMediaFan
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To: NewMediaFan
Dogar said the allegations were apparently leveled by people who lost money while gambling with the Christian man on Friday

Great, perhaps the mob of Koranimals should burn those guys too for their unislamic activities. Oh never mind, Hindu and Christian kuffar make much better targets, and the sharia courts will got easier on y'all.

2 posted on 11/12/2005 9:14:10 AM PST by USF (I see your Jihad and raise you a Crusade ™ © ®)
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To: NewMediaFan
Muslim Crowd Angered Over Alleged Quran Desecration Burns Two Churches in Pakistan

Ok, so let me see if I got this straight. ALLEGATIONS of Koran "desecration" gets their knickers in a wad, but the random, arbitrary and indiscriminate murder of Muslims by other Muslims (such as has been done in Jordan and Iraq) doesn't faze them??

Boy!! More and more I'm becoming sooooooo impressed with the religion of pieces.
3 posted on 11/12/2005 9:16:11 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: NewMediaFan

I think everyone should read the koran, & the best way to do that is to print it on toilet paper. Read it & wipe!


4 posted on 11/12/2005 9:21:17 AM PST by Mister Da (Nuke 'em til they glow!)
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To: NewMediaFan

Too bad we are not allowed to reply in kind. I bet those Izzlimeo mosques burn real good.


5 posted on 11/12/2005 9:25:28 AM PST by msf92497 (m)
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To: NewMediaFan

It is becoming increasingly difficult for a Christian to live in peace in Muslim lands. I am told that the country of Oman allows religious freedom, but that is true of few others.


6 posted on 11/12/2005 9:29:41 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: NewMediaFan

Frenchmen would be proud...


7 posted on 11/12/2005 9:46:00 AM PST by Dallas59 (“You love life, while we love death.” - Al-Qaeda / Democratic Party)
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To: Mister Da

lol - great idea

when is it going into circulation???


8 posted on 11/12/2005 10:09:50 AM PST by jackson29
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To: NewMediaFan



Makes me wanna go buy one just so I can crap on it.


9 posted on 11/12/2005 10:46:34 AM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: NewMediaFan

Time to hold a NATION WIDE KORAN BURNING.
We should set aside a day and burn millions of them.


10 posted on 11/12/2005 10:47:14 AM PST by Nalu
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To: NewMediaFan

I guess this was done by some "youths" who were disgruntled because they were forced into segregated housing, lacked jobs and were not properly integrated into the larger society.


11 posted on 11/12/2005 10:52:33 AM PST by Petrosius
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To: Mister Da
the best way to do that is to print it on toilet paper

So get some printed and sell it on ebay. You'll make a lot of money.

12 posted on 11/12/2005 10:53:27 AM PST by ASA Vet (Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
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"No Christian burned copies of the Quran," he told The Associated Press. "No Christian even can think of doing it. We have maximum regard and respect for the Quran and Islam's Prophet Muhammad."

This is a white lie, understandably so. It is much more necessary than Bush reciting his great lie, Islam is the Religion of Peace.

13 posted on 11/12/2005 11:08:48 AM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Some say what's good for others, the others make the goods; it's the meddlers against the peddlers)
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To: SouthernFreebird
Makes me wanna go buy one just so I can crap on it.

You don't need to buy one. CAIR will send you a free quran.

14 posted on 11/12/2005 12:02:03 PM PST by milestogo
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This is courtesy of muslim-canada.org/islam_is.html (there is some interesting information there)

"One must remember that in Islam we do not have any sacred relics or symbols. We are simply worshipping God while facing the Ka`bah; we are not worshipping the Ka`bah.

So why get upset? Suppose we could get the terrorists to set off IED's by marching a pig down the road with a copy of the Koran strapped to it's butt? Worth a try...

15 posted on 11/12/2005 1:08:05 PM PST by USMCPOP
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To: NewMediaFan

We need to round up all the muslims in America and get them the hell out of here.


16 posted on 11/12/2005 2:03:23 PM PST by FerdieMurphy (For English press one. Only in America!)
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