Pakistan: blasphemy charge
Bible Society; Christian Post
A Christian couple were sentenced to death
in Pakistan in early April reportedly for
committing blasphemy via text messages.
Lawyers said they will appeal the ruling and
fight for the man and woman who are said
to be illiterate.
‘We are seriously concerned. Cases
like
these are common and cause great suffering.
We continue to pray, while the issue remains
unresolved’, said Aloysius Roy, Superior of
the Pakistani province. ‘We express our solidarity, but Christians keep a
low profile,
because life is full of difficulties and dangers,
and for us the first commandment is to survive. Christians are afraid and they move
with extreme caution.’