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Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Life under ‘Blasphemy’ Law
By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN (ANS) — Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that a young Christian shopkeeper was sentenced to a life term in prison and fined more than $1,000 last week following a dubious conviction of desecrating the Quran, according to Pakistan’s National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP). Objections to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws gained momentum at a protest in Lahore last August. … Read entire article »
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