[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3642]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             THE HOMES OF CHRISTIANS ARE BURNED IN PAKISTAN

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Christians are under attack in the 
Muslim nation of Pakistan. Christians live in fear of being persecuted 
because of their faith. They also can face life in prison or even death 
if convicted of insulting Islam.
  Some say that the religious laws are used as a tool to deal with 
personal vendettas. A Christian man living in Pakistan last week was 
accused of committing blasphemy. Suddenly, a large group of men--a mob 
from a nearby mosque--stormed his home Friday night. The man was 
arrested. Fearing for their safety, hundreds of other Christian 
families fled in the dark of the night. On Saturday morning, the mob, 
as shown in this photograph, returned and began ransacking more 
Christian homes and setting them ablaze. According to Human Rights 
activists, more than 100 Christian homes were burned.
  Mr. Speaker, Pakistan takes our money but they do not respect the 
human rights of religious minorities. Some radical Muslims believe that 
other religions should be tolerant of their faith, but they are not 
tolerant of Christians and other Muslim sects. This ought not to be.
  But that's just the way it is.

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