Christian church and school set on fire in Punjab because of the ‘Burn-the-Qur‘an’ proposal

The headline here blames the burning of a Christian church and school in Punjab on the almost burning of a Koran by the Rev Terry Jones in Florida.  Actually, the blame for the burnings lies entirely with the barbaric and violent "religion" of Islam. Once again, Muslims have acted in a frenzied mob to burn buildings and attack non-Muslims simply because they ARE non-Muslims.  Intolerance of non-Muslims is one of its founding premises.

Arson and terror attacks cannot be justified by the burning of a book. These attacks on Christians are just more of 1400 years of attacks on non-Muslims.  Violence and intimidation are primary tools of Islam to propagate its spread.

This is what is coming to the West, Muslim immigrant by Muslim immigrant.

FROM ASIANEWS.IT:

Christian church and school set on fire in Punjab because of the ‘Burn-the-Qur‘an’ proposal

by Nirmala Carvalho

Protests against insulting the Qur’an continue in India. In predominantly Muslim areas, a mob burns a church and a school. At least 11 people, including demonstrators and a police agent, are killed. The authorities impose a curfew. Christians condemn the violence.

New Delhi (AsiaNews) – Muslim extremists set fire to a Church and to a Christian school in Punjab in reaction to the proposed Qur‘an burning by Rev Terry Jones, a US clergyman, in order to commemorate 9/1, an action he later abandoned but still caused protests among Muslims and anti-Christian violence. In India, the latter have taken a distinctly political and separatist tone. The resulting incidents with police left 11 people dead.

The Christian Society Mission School was set on fire this morning in Tangmarg, near Gulmarg. Rumours had already spread that it might be targeted but the authorities ignored them. When fire fighters tried to the wood-made church, they were stopped by a mob. The entire building burnt to the ground but students were not hurt.

However, this was not the only act of violence. Demonstrators also stormed a government building and clashed with police. Seven people were killed, including a police officer. Four more people died in earlier protests.

“The [church] fire was fuelled by both rumours of an alleged burning of the Qur‘an and the political situation” in the state, Mgr Peter Celestine, bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, told AsiaNews. “Witnesses said that hundreds of people were on streets yesterday night.” From there, they “barged into the school building and set it ablaze. Curfew has been imposed.”

Anti-government Islamic protests are commonplace in the state. At least 70 demonstrators have been killed by police in the past three months. The ‘Burn-the-Qur‘an’ issue was just a pretext to vent anti-government feelings.

“The proposal to burn the Qur‘an’, even though it was abandoned, created a very tense situation. Fear and anxiety are widespread. Christians constitute only 0.0014 per cent of the population. So far, we have had cordial relations with our Muslim brothers and the authorities, but this initiative is cause for concern,” the bishop said.

In Punjab last night, an angry crowd burnt a church and various cars parked in Loha Bazar in the city of Malerkotla, Sangrur District, a predominantly Muslim area, because of Rev Jones’ proposal. The authorities have imposed a curfew until 6 pm fearing more violence.
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