People from
the Christian community hold candles while taking part in a protest
rally to condemn the suicide bombings which took place outside two
churches in Lahore, in Peshawar, March 18, 2015. Suicide bombings
outside two churches in Lahore at least killed 16 people and wounded
nearly 80 others during services on Sunday in attacks claimed by a
faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter
Christian
leaders in the Pakistani city of Lahore are saying that they've
received death threats over the past few months because of their
involvement in the building of churches in the area.
In a Monday interview with AsiaNews, Javed David, a Pakistani Christian activist, explained that he and at least three of his Christian associates have been threatened by an unidentified group of Muslims in the midst of outrage stemming from the construction of Christian churches.
David, who is the president of Hope for the Light Ministries, and his associates have been helping poor Christian communities in Pakistan build places of worship since 2013.
He explained that one of the latest altercations occurred in April, where he was explicitly warned that if he continues his advocacy work for the construction of churches, he will be made an "example" of.
In a Monday interview with AsiaNews, Javed David, a Pakistani Christian activist, explained that he and at least three of his Christian associates have been threatened by an unidentified group of Muslims in the midst of outrage stemming from the construction of Christian churches.
David, who is the president of Hope for the Light Ministries, and his associates have been helping poor Christian communities in Pakistan build places of worship since 2013.
He explained that one of the latest altercations occurred in April, where he was explicitly warned that if he continues his advocacy work for the construction of churches, he will be made an "example" of.