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NEWS &
EVENTS
Bishop demands judicial
inquiry into Gojra riots
LAHORE
- Bishop of Lahore Dr Alexander John Malik has demanded of the government to
appoint a judge of the Lahore High Court for judicial inquiry into Gojra
violence.
Addressing a Press conference at Press Club on Sunday, he strongly condemned
the Gojra incident, which resulted riots erupted in the city and claimed at
least 7 lives.
He said the authorities should take strict action against all the persons
involved in this incident and award them deterrent punishment.He also
demanded of the government to constitute a separate police force comprising
Christian community for the protection of worship places and property of the
Christian community.He said the non-state actors wanted to violate peace of
the country otherwise according to the Islam the Christian were
‘Ahl-e-Kitab’ then how could they indulge them in such heinous crime of
Blasphemy. He also asked the government to amend or repeal the blasphemy law
(295 C) to restore trust of the minorities.We would continue to hold
peaceful protests in all the big cities of the country till the arrest of
culprits, he added.Earlier, the Christian as well as the civil society
staged protest demonstration in front of the Press Club holding
banners inscribed with slogans condemning the incident. The speakers from
various walks of life demanded of the government to investigate the victims
of Gojra’s incident in a neutral fashion, and compensate those families, who
lost their lives and property.
Courtesy:
Daily The Nation
03 August 2009
Bishop condemns Israeli aggression
LAHORE: Lahore Bishop Dr Alexander John Malik
has strongly condemned the Israeli aggression on
Gaza, in
which hundreds of Palestinians lost their lives.
The bishop condemned the indifference shown by the world. He appealed to the
United Nations to arrange a ceasefire.
Courtesy: Daily Times, January 06, 2009
Lahore Bishop sends message
on Christmas in Mumbai shadow
LAHORE:
Lahore Bishop Alexander John Malik has sent out a message titled ‘Christmas
in the shadow of the Mumbai attacks’ to the city that is in connection with
Christmas celebrations on December 25. “The Mumbai attacks took the world by
surprise. How could half a dozen men kill hundreds of innocent, random
people? Why should they feel the need to perform such a gruesome act? What
was their purpose in killing innocent civilians who had nothing to do with
world politics?” he asked in the message. “The root of all this is the
corrupted human ‘nature’ that has become evil, perverted and selfish. The
human nature has been damaged due to sin and misuse of God-given free will.
They are not able to keep God’s commandments because their nature has been
corrupted by sin and evil. Thus, it is the human ‘nature’ that stands in
need of restoration. Christ’s coming into this world, for which Christmas is
celebrated, was aimed at recreating human nature. Past scriptures have
talked about ‘spiritual recreation’, which has nothing to do with physical
ancestry. The Mumbai attacks draw our attention to the perverted human
nature, which is in dire need of rectification. The repair or restoration of
human nature is only possible through belief in the divinity of Jesus
Christ, whose birth is celebrated throughout the world.There is a need to
grow out of the festivities and celebrations of Christmas, and to use the
opportunity to repair human nature that has gone astray. Happy Christmas to
you all.”
Courtesy: Daily Times,
25 December, 2008
Forced conversion of two Christian girls condemned
LAHORE: The
Lahore Diocese Church of Pakistan on Monday has called the government’s
attention to the abduction and forced conversion of two Christian girls,
aged between 10 and 14 years in Chak Sarwar Shaheed, Muzaffargarh, on June
26. Aneela, the elder of the two sisters, was forcibly married and both
girls were declared Muslim by an additional sessions judge of Muzaffargarh
on July 14, while dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by the girls’
parents. An appeal against the decision will be heard today (September 9) in
the Multan bench of the Lahore High Court. “Forced and fake conversion of
minority girls are mostly followed by their kidnapping, leaving the victims’
parents no option but mourning,” Ayra Inderyas, secretary of the Women’s
Desk Church of Pakistan Lahore Diocese, said, adding, “Young girls, who are
unable to make informed decisions regarding marriage, are vulnerable to
forced marriages.” She said that marriages that involve kidnapping should be
declared void and the girls should be handed over to their parents. She
added that the government needed to ensure equality and to safeguard the
rights of minorities. staff report
Source: Daily Times
September 09, 2008
Urdu translation of Anglican Consultative Resolution 13/31 of 2005 has been
distributed among Church Parishes of the Lahore Diocese and Christian faith
based organizations
6 February 2006 witnessed the warm reception to Federal Minister for Minorities
Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti at Cathedral Church Lahore Diocese. Following have been
said by the Federal Minister
One year study course on Women and Theology is being conducted for a group
of 30 participants having ecumenical background.
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