Church Screening of ‘Jesus’ Film Attacked in Pakistan
Church screening of ‘Jesus’ film attacked in Pakistan
ICC Note
Christians injured during the attacks by Muslims during showing of ‘Jesus’ film.
12/29/2009 Pakistan (The Christian Messenger)-AS many as 50 Muslim villagers armed with clubs and axes recently attacked a showing of the ‘Jesus’ film near Sargodha, Pakistan, injuring three part-time evangelists and four Christians in attendance.
Two of the evangelists were said to be seriously injured. The Muslim hardliners also damaged a movie projector, burned reels of the film and absconded with the public address system and donations from Christian viewers in Chak village, about 10 kilometers northeast of Sargodha.
Officers at the Saddr police station refused to register a case against the Muslim assailants, sources said.
The evangelists said a Muslim cleric instigated the Muslim villagers, who were armed with clubs, spades and axes.
“They attacked us and broke all our appliances and took away funds collected by people to help us,” Bhatti said. “Muslim men also injured those Christian villagers who tried to intervene and stop them.”