This
was an unfortunate incident that happened shortly after the Youhunabad
incident (in Lahore). To read about this in our previous newsletter,
click HERE.
This Sande incident was also not far away from Youhunabad. A Christian
man, who was considered mentally impaired, and a drug addict was
accused of burning newspaper pages that had Qur'anic verses on it, and
was accused of blasphemy. This time, the attack was from the Shi'ites,
not from the Sunnis (who are the majority Muslim group, here). (Sunni
and Shi'ite are the two main majority groups of Muslims, in the Muslim
world).
This just comes to show that Muslims are taught to not
have tolerance for Christians, no matter what sect they come from. Not
everybody is this way, but this is what they are taught, in the
Madrasas (Islamic Schools). We must pray for these people.
When the violence became to its extreme, they were going to attack a
church, nearby (see the photo, down below). However, policemen and
armed guards came over and prevented it from happening. The Christians,
in this area fled and so far, have not returned back to their homes (as
much as we know). A friend of ours came and gave us some "insider"
photos.
What is sad about this incident is that the
Pakistani media didn't try to cover this, very much. It shows their
feelings of indifference about this event.
Christians are not
safe from terrorist attacks and they are not safe, either,
from Extremist Muslims, who are the true followers of Islam.
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