Muslim preacher promotes hatred against Christians in Pakistan
Church leaders in Pakistan have raised concerns over a video that went viral on social media that prompted hate against Christians. On that video, published on YouTube, a Muslim preacher uttered derogatory remarks against Christians, particularly Pakistani Christians.
The cleric went on to provoke his followers, saying, “I used to live in Rawalpindi, a city next to the country’s capital, Islamabad, when I was a student. There was a church of Esaias (also a derogatory word used for Christians), was near my residence. Some of my classmates were interested to see the church from inside. There wasn’t any harm going in, however, each time I answered them, ‘We have nothing to do with the places of worship of those who do not recognise our Prophet.’”
“I want to let you know that these people [Christians] are the worst infidels of the universe,” the cleric continued. “We should keep distance from them (…) Those Christians have no right to live in this Islamic country,” the cleric shouted. “Throw them out from this country.”
“The hate-speech by the cleric is an act against religious harmony,” Fr. Qaisar Feroz told International Christian Concern. “The government should take practical measures to control such kind of religious fundamentalism,” he concluded.
Source: persecution.org