On March 19th, a Christian man in Pakistan was burned alive for not converting to Islam, while his wife was raped by police after complaining about the crime. The couple's small children were forced to "witness the torture inflicted upon their parents."
I don't like to keep bringing up such hideous things, which are "anecdotal," obviously, but I feel compelled, because there certainly is good reason to associate the "religion of peace" with hatred, violence and terrorism, as exemplified here once again.
My disgust at the human-hating and woman-enslavement of this fanaticism runs deep, and such atrocities obviously do nothing to mitigate that sentiment.
Pakistan: Punjab: Christian burned alive dies, Christian community calls for justice
Islamabad - Arshed Masih died last night in hospital from the serious injuries - burns covering 80% of his body – which the 38 year old Pakistani Christian suffered when he was set on fire because he refused to convert to Islam....
On March 19 a group of Islamic extremists burned alive Arshed Masih, a driver employed by a wealthy Muslim businessman in Rawalpindi. His wife worked as a maid in the same estate, situated in front of a police station. Recently disagreements had arisen between the employer, Sheikh Mohammad Sultan, and the couple because of their Christian faith. The couple had suffered threats and intimidation to force them to convert to Islam.
Arshed Masih (pictured) died last night at 7.45 local time after three days of agony and suffering at the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Punjab province. His wife Martha Arshed was raped by police when she sought to denounce the violence inflicted on her husband. The couple's three children - ages 7 to 12 years - were forced "to witness the torture inflicted on their parents."
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|2010-03-25 04:45:57 BejoalanI'd call this misleading propaganda to make Islam look very bad. Here's why:
1. Islam never teach to force Islam believe to other. As matter of fact, God says to Mohammed, more or less, that his duty is only to spread the message, not to make them believe. Whether ppl will believe or not is on God's will
2. Raping? We are forbidden to do adultery, more over raping.
So if they are muslim doing this kind of crime, then he/she is definitely NOT a muslim at all. Perhaps ppl pretending to be a muslim, or ppl who Islam put on their ID, but dont know jack about Islam.
If you're looking for the real teror, look at what zionist in Gaza Strip early in this year. The media are covering the slaughter with authentic VIDEO!!
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|2010-03-25 13:15:10 frank - resist violenceSuch incidents as these are horrible and repellent to any person of good will. The fact that they are part of "religious" dogma makes them doubly atrocious.
Such barbarism is not restricted to middle-eastern countries. Many incidents of rape and assault are reported daily in Europe and even the U.S. One can't help but wonder when the anger of the victim's families and neighbors will become action since "authorities" are obviously unwilling to take steps to prevent or eliminate this mindset.
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|2010-03-26 11:32:15 AmyOf course there are going to be some people that will say.."but, they weren't real muslims".. And christians do the same, but I would argue that they are the real muslims and christians doing exactly what their "good book's" says to do. Passage after passage is filled with "kill the infidel" or has some terrifying special place for them.
I would argue that the ones who aren't killing in the name of whatever religion, are not "true" {incert whatever religion here} and that they do not know what their god really wants, cuz they have not grasped what the "good book" really has to say. Maybe their comprehension skills are underdeveloped??? Maybe they do not have the patience to get through all those long boring begots??? Who knows?? BUT, the one thing I do know, is that the quran/bible is full of demands of war, raping and killing and that is exactly what goes on wherever their religion is allowed to flurish.
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All religions are bad. If you want to believe in what bible said, God it is the biggest mass murderer in human history(flood and others), but religious people still like him. In religion point of view - if you can not solve the problem destroy it.
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|2010-03-31 10:18:01 JohnI'm a Christian, my family is Christian and from Pakistan, Islamabad. Everyone knows we are Christians in our area, we have a Church which is 150 years old and I have never been told to convert to Islam, most Muslims are not religious just as I'm not. Nobody cares, this was probably some village and somebody had a beef that turned into this person getting killed, it happens all the time all over the world.
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|2010-03-31 22:07:48 Acharya SThat's great to know - except it's also hard to believe that this is just some small-village, isolated incident. The fact is that there are many of the same barbaric "backwoods" Pakistanis roaming the streets of too many foreign lands who would just as easily do the same thing not only to a couple of people but also to millions, if they got a chance.
Unfortunately, this incident has not been and will not be in the future an isolated event.
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|2010-04-20 08:07:15 AnonymousShame on Islam. Muslims are Shaming Islam. Shame on Islam for the hate murder, intollerance, and prejudice the Quran allows for muslims.
Peter
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|2010-08-02 11:29:08 Rabbi
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hock:' class='postemoticon' /> Bokertov ! We of the Jewish faith never burn people ! Why ; in the past , sure we stoned them, but burn ? Goy dogs ! I detest forcing religion on anyone and as a Rabbi i think as flock leader , as a flock leader ! But still it's called that ! Stoning is more merciful ; not so painful and the right judgment for non belief and those who will not wear the Yarmulke !Those who work all week and those who wear bells !Muzzletov ! 
What nationalism is to us, Islam is to them & they are more than pleased to kill those who do not convert. Even the moderate Muslims still give money to the mosques knowing the money is going somewhere in the world to force others to become Muslims.