September 2002

IRLA Deputy Secretary General Promotes Religious Freedom in Romania

Posted August 21, 2009

Calarasi, Romania, September 26, 2002. Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Deputy Secretary General for the International Religious Liberty Association has just returned from Romania to promote religious freedom in the country.

French Officials May Have Second Thoughts Over "Anti-Sect" Policy

Posted August 21, 2009

Warsaw, Poland. September 30, 2002. After the adoption of a much criticized law last year that many allege is a major erosion of religious freedom in France, an official response by the French delegation at a major meeting in Europe indicates some second thoughts as to the wisdom of proceeding to target religious minorities in this way.

Violence Against Christians Continue in Pakistan

Posted August 21, 2009

Silver Spring, MD. September 30, 2002. Two gunmen burst into the offices of a Christian charity in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday, September 25, killing seven men after bounding and gagging them, while two other men remain in critical condition. All employees of the Karachi office of the Organization for Peace and Justice, this incident is the latest in a series of violence against Christians and Christian organizations. The Organization for Peace and Justice is a Catholic-and Protestant-supported group that provides legal advice to impoverished industrial workers and women. The attack occurred shortly after police officers stripped signs identifying churches in private homes and placing sandbags outside Christian sites as an attempt to protect Christians and their organizations.

How Can We Forget the Past?

Posted August 21, 2009

Seven Christians killed in Pakistan. For what? I would like to understand why these people were killed? Were they very courageous for the country? Were they threatening the one billion Muslim believers? Were they plotting to steal a nuclear bomb? Were they spying for the enemies of the country? No! They were Christians.