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Man Sexually Assaulted in Pakistan

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Lawyers in Pakistan are investigating a report that up to 30 men tortured and gang-raped a young Christian man for refusing to convert to Islam.

The victim is seriously injured and unable to move, Release International’s partner in Pakistan has reported. However, according to the Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) the police are keeping him locked up and have denied him medical treatment.

The police are also refusing to register the rape following a counter-claim made by his principal attacker – “a man of influence”, Release International has told Christian Today.

According to CLAAS, the Christian was invited to a game of cricket. A quarrel broke out and he was beaten up. Later that evening, the father of one of the Muslims asked the Christian over to his house.

Joseph Francis, the National Director of CLAAS, explained: “When he entered the drawing room, he found it filled with unknown people. They began to beat him severely. They threatened him with dire consequences if he did not accept Islam. After his refusal, they committed sodomy with him one by one for the whole night.”

Francis said that they later threw their victim out on the street unconscious.

CLAAS has visited the victim and his family. They believe the counter accusation that he stole money and a mobile phone is false. They say the charges were drawn up by the attacker, who has used his influence to put pressure on the authorities.

“We’re deeply concerned about the growing number of attacks against Christians in Pakistan,” says Release International’s CEO Andy Dipper. “We are receiving reports of rape, abductions and forced conversion. Pakistan is becoming an increasingly difficult place for Christians to live.

“To make matters worse, the government is pushing through a law which could impose the death penalty for any Muslim man who converts to Christianity – and life imprisonment for any woman."

"As well as being an attack on the basic human rights of Muslims, this will also make things harder for Christians who preach the gospel," concluded Dipper.

Release International is appealing to Christians to pray for the victim and for the lawyers at CLAAS, who are dealing with a growing number of atrocities against Christians

That shits pretty fucked.

But the real question is: WHERES HIS JESUS NOW?

I was that man. My Jesus is apparently in Jesusland.

I don't get it. They are so devoted to Islam, but where in their religion does it say it's ok to sodomize a man for not believing in the same thing as them? Who's the sinner there? Hypocrites.

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Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 378459)

But the real question is: WHERES HIS JESUS NOW?

youve been listening to too much bright eyes.

although i do agree with the idea that organized religion is a joke, i never agree with bashing what someone believes in. unity in diversity... who do you love?

I agree that you shouldn't bash people for their religious beliefs (unless they actually ask you for your views, in which case they're pretty much telling you to slate them). At the same time, I find it hard not to think that somebody who would practise Christianity in Pakistan is lacking in some vital survival instinct. Gang rape is very obviously wrong in every possible circumstance from any angle you can think of (no pun intended), so there's certainly no justification for the gang rapist's actions... at the same time there's not much self-preservation in that particular Christian's lifestyle choice either.

I'd be tempted to send out the message: If you want to live in Pakistan, become a Muslim*. If you want to practise Christianity, don't live in Pakistan.

Seriously, why not just become a Muslim if you live there? Everybody else does it and it's not like the whole religion malarky is real anyway.

*Or maybe a Sikh, if you want to live in the Punjab.

He's got more devotion then I could ever have for anything.

In the same situation though, I'd pretend to be christian just to get a good c0ckin'.

I absolutely detest religion. it's just bullsh[i]t propoganda, and is responsible for some appaling atrocities over mans time on earth.

--I'd be tempted to send out the message: If you want to live in Pakistan, become a Muslim*. If you want to practise Christianity, don't live in Pakistan.--

In the U.K a predominantly Christian countyr we allow many religions to practise and indded; have their own places of worship in our country. It's a shame that these countries don't reciprocate. However I am not going to get into a religious debate. As I said I hate religion and believe in myself and my family, not some unseen deity.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 378728)

In the U.K a predominantly Christian countyr we allow many religions to practise and indded; have their own places of worship in our country. It's a shame that these countries don't reciprocate. However I am not going to get into a religious debate. As I said I hate religion and believe in myself and my family, not some unseen deity.

In religious terms, you can't draw a parallel between the UK and Pakistan, as the UK isn't really a predominantly christian country. From experience the majority of the ethnically British population in England would fall into the atheist or agnostic categories (atheist for men, agnostic for women... you know how many girls say "I don't believe in religion but I think there's a higher power" on crappy quizzes!) the Welsh, Scottish and N. Irish do tend to be more christian but still it's not the majority of the U.K.

Anyway, the majority of the U.K. population doesn't give much of a toss about religion WHEREAS Pakistan itself was founded as a MUSLIM COUNTRY. Until 1947 the region was part of India but then it and Bangladesh became seperate states in what was called the partition. Muslims from India moved to Pakistan and Hindus from India moved to India. Once again, the state was established with the purpose of being a Muslim state. So it can't be assumed that other religions should be able to exist in Pakistan without significant friction, because in some ways that goes against the ideas on which the state was established.