(CBN) – Hundreds of Pakistani Christian families had to flee their homes prior to Christmas after a mob of Muslims threatened to set fire to the neighborhood after a faith-based social media post was published by a local pastor.
International Christian Concern (ICC) reports the Christian families from Charar, a neighborhood in Lahore, fled for their lives after Pastor Raja Waris published a Facebook post on Dec. 22. The Muslims didn’t approve of the message. Saleem Khokhar, one of the displaced Christians, told the ICC,
“The pastor apologized for the post and the issue was resolved the next day.” However, the pastor and his family went into hiding after receiving threats from local extremists. A mob of hundreds of Muslims continues to protest against the Charar Christians.
Local sources told the nonprofit that the mob has demanded the pastor to be beheaded for publishing the social media post. So far, Waris has not been charged with violating any of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. “The situation turned dangerous when someone found out the Muslims were planning to set fire to the houses of Christians,” Khokhar told ICC. “This forced the Christians to flee the neighborhood.” READ MORE
