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By Michael Withers
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 17 Tammuz 5770
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While Francois Fillon inaugurates mosque Argenteuil, Aid to the Church Distressed (*) indicates that Rehmat Masih was jailed by the police of Faisalabad (Pakistan) for "blasphemy". He had been accused by Sajid Hameed, its Muslim neighbor to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad. For Father Asi Khalid Rashi, Vicar General of the diocese of Faisalabad, "the accusation is false cons Rehmat Masih, the case has been mounted to camouflage a different land." For years, local Catholic leaders are speaking out for the repeal of anti-blasphemy laws, listed in the Penal Code and misused. More than a thousand people have already been victims.
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Secretary General of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace Pakistan, Peter Jacob, told Aid to the Church in Need reasons for the status quo: "On one hand there is the fight against terrorism, which requires maintaining a state of emergency in the country and, therefore, do nothing. On the other, there is the issue of Pakistani identity: although a constitution and secular laws, partisan politics are pushing to keep the situation as it is, in the name of Islam. The government Pakistan must wake up and take responsibility, legislative and policy ".
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Asked by Fides, Bishop Max John Rodrigues, Bishop of Hyderabad, is developing: "The body has the power to act is Parliament, where laws are approved and can be repealed. But now many MPs fear: they are intimidated because they are a possible target of attacks by extremists. The country, indeed, as fighting terrorism, targeted killings, attacks using dynamite against institutions and security forces. Public men are afraid for their lives and situations fails to disengage. " A European Parliament resolution adopted May 20, 2010, calls "the Pakistani government to thoroughly review the blasphemy laws and their actual application."
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Since June 7, Aid to the Church in Need has launched a major campaign lobbying for the repeal of anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan, so that the European resolution is applied. The AED needs us. Christians in Pakistan also.
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Join the EDA sign the petition.
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(*) http://aed-france.org/
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By Michael Withers
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 17 Tammuz 5770
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While Francois Fillon inaugurates mosque Argenteuil, Aid to the Church Distressed (*) indicates that Rehmat Masih was jailed by the police of Faisalabad (Pakistan) for "blasphemy". He had been accused by Sajid Hameed, its Muslim neighbor to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad. For Father Asi Khalid Rashi, Vicar General of the diocese of Faisalabad, "the accusation is false cons Rehmat Masih, the case has been mounted to camouflage a different land." For years, local Catholic leaders are speaking out for the repeal of anti-blasphemy laws, listed in the Penal Code and misused. More than a thousand people have already been victims.
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Secretary General of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace Pakistan, Peter Jacob, told Aid to the Church in Need reasons for the status quo: "On one hand there is the fight against terrorism, which requires maintaining a state of emergency in the country and, therefore, do nothing. On the other, there is the issue of Pakistani identity: although a constitution and secular laws, partisan politics are pushing to keep the situation as it is, in the name of Islam. The government Pakistan must wake up and take responsibility, legislative and policy ".
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Asked by Fides, Bishop Max John Rodrigues, Bishop of Hyderabad, is developing: "The body has the power to act is Parliament, where laws are approved and can be repealed. But now many MPs fear: they are intimidated because they are a possible target of attacks by extremists. The country, indeed, as fighting terrorism, targeted killings, attacks using dynamite against institutions and security forces. Public men are afraid for their lives and situations fails to disengage. " A European Parliament resolution adopted May 20, 2010, calls "the Pakistani government to thoroughly review the blasphemy laws and their actual application."
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Since June 7, Aid to the Church in Need has launched a major campaign lobbying for the repeal of anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan, so that the European resolution is applied. The AED needs us. Christians in Pakistan also.
-
Join the EDA sign the petition.
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(*) http://aed-france.org/
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