Tackling religious intolerance and violence in Pakistan

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By Saima Mohsin, CNN
updated 4:48 AM EDT, Tue September 24, 2013

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque -- to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony.

But the weekend bombing of the historic church has yet again highlighted the intolerance, lack of security and carnage today's Pakistanis face. These are challenges successive governments have failed to address and deal with decisively.

A splinter group of the militant Islamist Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the church attack that left 86 people dead, more than 120 injured and hundreds of lives shattered.

"This is the deadliest attack on a church and the Christian community in Pakistan's history," said Human Rights Watch country representative Ali Dayan Hasan.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/world/asia/pakistan-christians-mohsin/?hpt=wo_c2



The "minarets' of this Anglican Church are seen here.

[madrchsod]

1. militant religious fundamentalists

my version of god told me to kill others who believe in their version of the same god.

[dimbear]

2. Pakistan is only about 4% Christian, many of them have rather wisely chosen to flee the country.

Pakistan is on track to be a purely Islamic paradise.

[cbayer]

3. What a beautiful building. I had no idea that they had built it to look more like

a mosque.

[dimbear]

4. Here's a little update on Asia Bibi, now in her 4th year in a Pakistani prison for drinking from a

well reserved for Muslims:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/september/conversion-or-death.html


She's under sentence of death.