Musings of a Recovering Lutheran: Update on Asia Bibi
I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 

Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?

Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Update on Asia Bibi

Pakistani government not taking extra precautions to protect the life of Asia Bibi. One almost gets the feeling that if she were killed by Islamic extremists it would save the government a lot of trouble.

There has been a lot of hand-wringing in the US since the Tucson shootings on Saturday. Much of the talk has been about how certain political leaders and political commentators "caused" the shooting simply by advocating their points of views, although not a shred of evidence has been put forth to support these claims. The assassin, Jared Loughner, is a young man who is deeply disturbed and does not appear to be following any coherent political philosophy, yet some journalists and politicians have tried anyway to exploit the tragedy for political gain.

In this time of national mourning over the victims of the shootings in Tuscon, and the often self-serving talk about "civility" that is threatening to drown out that mourning, we would do well to remember that in countries like Pakistan you can be tortured, imprisoned, and murdered for your beliefs. What happened on Saturday in Arizona was not the norm, but an evil and ugly aberration caused by a mentally-deranged young man. What is happening to Asia Bibi and other Christians in Pakistan is the norm.

Please pray for the victims of the Tucson shootings and their families. And please continue to pray for Asia Bibi and her family.

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