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7. Before anybody labels Chistianity in Pakistan as a legacy of British Colonialism

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Aug 16, 2023, 05:09 PM

Aug 2023

there were Christians on the Indian subcontinent before there were Christians in Britain. They trace their founding to the Apostle Thomas who traveled there in the very earliest days of Christianity.

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A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations [View all] Coventina Aug 2023 OP

don't they have anything better to do like help humanity or something? nt msongs Aug 2023 #1

I really don't much care about the details of this. Igel Aug 2023 #9

Terrible. Massive persecution of ME Christians in nations there has Hortensis Aug 2023 #2

Religion sucks in almost all its forms. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #3

More people have died in the name of religion Liberal In Texas Aug 2023 #4

This paragraph particularly infuriates me. DickKessler Aug 2023 #5

If I were the king of the world, I would outlaw any blasphemy laws. sakabatou Aug 2023 #6

I would outlaw religion. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #8

Before anybody labels Chistianity in Pakistan as a legacy of British Colonialism Ex Lurker Aug 2023 #7

That seems like a perfectly lucid and reasonable reaction Takket Aug 2023 #10

Stuff like this is another reason why I'm so pissed off at the GOP. KentuckyWoman Aug 2023 #11