Pakistan Ends Mandatory Islamic Studies for Non-Muslim Students
The Christian lesson plan includes a study of the Bible, the life of Jesus Christ, Church history, and the values of Christianity, among other things.
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Pakistan Violence, the Abortion Pill, Maui Fires and More (Aug. 19)
The Maui fire devastation and a spared Catholic Church, a court ruling reinstating limits on abortion pills, Ohio pro-lifers gearing for an aggressive abortion ballot measure in November, and churches destroyed by a mob in Pakistan — these are some of the news stories that Matthew Bunson and Jeanette De Melo discuss this week in an Editors’ Corner. Then, EWTN News legal analyst Andrea Picciotti-Bayer gives an update on several religious liberty cases making their way through state courts.
Pakistani Mobs Attack Christian Communities and Burn Churches Over Blasphemy Accusations
Up to 15 church buildings have been desecrated, hundreds of Christian homes destroyed, and thousands of Christians have been forced to flee because of the attacks,
Pakistan’s Legislature Passes Bill to Increase Blasphemy Penalties to Life in Prison
Human-rights groups have raised concerns that the laws could be used to target religious minorities.
Pakistan Tightens Its Already Far-Reaching Blasphemy Laws
As of 2020, at least 40 people were serving a life sentence or facing execution for blasphemy in the country.
Facing a Rise in Religous Repression in India and Elsewhere in South Asia (Season 4 — Ep. 3)
In most South and Southeast Asian countries, ‘religion is a powerful force, and in most of them, more radical forms of the religion have been getting stronger,’ says religious freedom expert Paul Marshall. ‘I would say the overall pattern is increased tension, increased repression.’
School Credits for Pakistan Inmates Should Apply to Non-Muslims, Too, Petition States
Akmal Bhatti, a Catholic lawyer from Faisalabad, said the petition highlights a “glaring” inequity in the jail system’s implementation of the education policy.
Akash Bashir, Who Died Protecting Catholic Worshippers in Pakistan, Named a Servant of God
Bashir died on March 15, 2015, when suicide bombers attacked St. John’s Catholic Church and Christ Church of the Church of Pakistan.
Anglican Pastor Shot Dead in Pakistan on Way Home from Church
Catholic Archbishop Benny Mario Travas of Karachi expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Peshawar after the assassination.
Pakistan’s Top Court Grants Bail to Christian Facing Blasphemy Charge
The 42-year-old’s supporters believe that he was falsely accused of the crime, which is punishable by death in Pakistan, an Islamic republic in South Asia with a population of almost 227 million people.
