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| Forced conversion of two Christian girls condemned |
| 2008-09-09 |
| The Lahore Diocese Church of Pakistan on Monday has called the government's attention to the abduction and forced conversion of two Christian girls, aged between 10 and 14 years in Chak Sarwar Shaheed, Muzaffargarh, on June 26. Aneela, the elder of the two sisters, was forcibly married and both girls were declared Muslim by an additional sessions judge of Muzaffargarh on July 14, while dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by the girls' parents. An appeal against the decision will be heard today (September 9) in the Multan bench of the Lahore High Court. "Forced and fake conversion of minority girls are mostly followed by their kidnapping, leaving the victims' parents no option but mourning," Ayra Inderyas, secretary of the Women's Desk Church of Pakistan Lahore Diocese, said, adding, "Young girls, who are unable to make informed decisions regarding marriage, are vulnerable to forced marriages." She said that marriages that involve kidnapping should be declared void and the girls should be handed over to their parents. She added that the government needed to ensure equality and to safeguard the rights of minorities. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Anyone else hears the deafening silence of "moderate Muslims"(TM) about it? |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-09-09 14:30 |
| #2 And the government's response is? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-09 14:01 |
| #1 Don't get me started... Time to go go postal on some these pieces of fertilizer who make war on kids.... Are Saddam's wood chippers available? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2008-09-09 07:36 |