There are as many churches in Pakistan as mosques in England. Everybody who denies the fact is just ignorant.
In Pakistan there is freedom of Worship and every small town or country-side with christian population has a church. People can worship freely and celebrate.Many of these churches are centuries old and are funded by the government. Sikhs have their HOLY place in Punjab and thousands of Sikhs come to Pakistan every Year. There are many hindus in Pakistan and deserve religious freedom and even celebrate on the streets. We have more religious freedom thn in Britian.
david p: seeing is believeing and i bet u havent been to Pakistan or know anything about it or havent ever met a Christian from Pakistan. So stop eatin shi8
Apeman: I bet u have never been to a church in England but u r still here to comment. Wht else can an apeman do? still has to develop his minds.
krishna162: well as i always say "behind every bad comment about Pakistan, there is an Indian"
truth_seeker: Ur facts are totally wrong, sourceless and baseless. Many muslims are ill-treated by someone or somebody in Britian but this doesnot mean every British does not respect the muslims, so in certain way if a christian was insulted by the muslims in pakistan this does not mean tht all pakistanis do not respect the Christians. The numbers of Christians has increased since 1947 and they shall not vanish
johnthreeversesixteen: stop eatin shi8. I dont know who gives u these facts. Most of the churches in pakistan are free for worship and are maintained and funded by the government.Non-muslim students at school are not forced to study Islam. I bet u have a rich imagination. Its just ur own dirty imagination tht makes these stories and facts.
2006-09-18 21:56:31
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answered by proud_pak_roman 2
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I doubt it. But remember that Pakistan has a population three times that of the UK.
However there most certainly are churches there. I just wouldn't know how many.
(edit: Okay, adherents.com, which collects religious information but doesn't make claims as to its accuracy, suggests about 2.8 million Christians in Pakistan - there is a citation of 93 Catholic churches, but that's only Catholicism. It lists at a maximum 2 million Muslims in the UK, but 300 mosques. The conclusion that I can draw is this: More Christians in Pakistan than Muslims in the UK but more mosques in the UK than Christians in Pakistan. Either way, the numbers are strikingly similar.)
2006-09-18 05:58:55
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answered by XYZ 7
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Only 2.5% of Pakistan is Christian. I know a man that grew up in Pakistan and lost loved ones to persecution there. If you convert from the Muslim faith to Christianity you can (by law) be killed in certain situations. I don't know where people are getting their information about Pakistan's so called "religious freedom laws" but it is hogwash. They put on a nice show but it is not a friendly place for Bible believing Christians. I have helped a man rebuild his home after being burned to the ground for being Christian. The official police force looked the other way why hundreds of Christians were dragged out of their homes and thrown to the streets. Their "religious freedom laws" are very similar to how Christians are treated in China. If you follow their rules you can have religious freedom (which means no sharing Jesus with anyone or saying anything bad about the Prophet Muhammad. No Bible believing Christian could actually follow these rules because Christ commanded his followers to tell his message -Matthew 28), but if you break them you can harassed, hurt, or thrown in court.
2014-04-01 10:51:00
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answered by TKB 1
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Non-Muslims (Christians, Hindus and other religious minorities) comprise just 3 percent of Pakistan's 150 million-plus population.
Christians are the largest religious minority community in Pakistan, numbering only around 1.6 million people, or 1% of population. The growth of the Church is estimated around 3.9%
Christianity in Pakistan dates back to the first century when St. Thomas made contact in Gilgit and Taxila. King Gondrphorus is said to have put his faith in Christ during St. Thomas’s missionary activity. Nestorians arrived in the Punjab in the eighth century, and Jesuits arrived in Lahore in 1594.
The Church of Pakistan was established in 1970 with a union of Anglicans, Scottish Presbyterians (Church of Scotland), Methodists, and Lutherans. It is the only United Church on the Indian sub-continent which involves the Church of Scotland.
2006-09-18 14:02:11
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answered by sona 2
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he Church of Pakistan is a united church in Pakistan, which is part of the Anglican Communion and a member church of the World Methodist Council. It was established in 1970 with a union of Anglicans, Scottish Presbyterians (Church of Scotland), Methodists, and Lutherans. It is the only United Church on the Indian sub-continent which involves the Church of Scotland. Though united, it is mainly Anglican in theology and outlook, since from the beginning Anglicans formed the bulk of the 800,000 strong congregation and most of the important Sees.
Despite the presence of this official body, Christians in Pakistan have been the victims of significant persecution because of their religion on a local level in the 20th century. Its most internationally famous clergyman, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, formerly diocesan bishop of Raiwind in West Punjab, was given sanctuary by Robert Runcie, the then-Archbishop of Canterbury when his life was imperilled; he then taught at Oxford and is currently the bishop of Rochester, England.
2006-09-18 05:58:21
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answered by Alen 4
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sorry to disappoint you but there are more churches in pakistan than the mosques in england. we even have a couple of cathedrals! there!
Ironically they have been mostly built by the british missions and are very much open for prayers, every single one of them. some of the countries elite schools are associated with them too.
the notion that they are treated badly in pakistan is once again to general. the extremists are a threat to all pakistanis and believe me statistically more muslim have been killed in pakistan in the last 5 years than christians since its formation in 1947. the terrorists only force their opinion on others.
to give you an example of treatment of christains in pakistan, i can tell you from my personal experience that they are not even considered minorities. I have so many family friends who are christains. there is no descrimination in jobs or even politics yet there is a special quota for them in the pakistani parliament and they even have a cabnet seat for their rights and affairs.
one of pakistan's most decorated air force officer was a christain (Sheriff)! religious fanatics are everywhere dude! do you think the world judges england by the actions of the right wing parties?
2006-09-18 06:01:01
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answered by Fez 2
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I don't know about Pakistan, But in other Muslim countries where there is a considerable number of Christians, there is a lot of churches, have you ever been to Jordan, Egypt or Syria
2006-09-18 06:01:12
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answered by Anas 3
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Their are a lot of underground churches throughout Pakistan. I actually know people that are missionaries there.
By underground churches I mean, they meet insecret. If the countries knew they meet they would probably kill them.
2006-09-18 12:20:30
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answered by Smart_Guy 4
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The number of christian community is falling rapidily after 1947. Christians are converting to islam out of fear of social backlash or boycott/ insults by local muslims.
countable christians are now left in pak, who will also vanish in coming years
2006-09-18 08:40:08
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answered by ۞Aum۞ 7
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I doubt that very much. We allow them freedom to worship in the UK and see where that gets us. I bet we wouldn't be allowed to build churches in a Muslim country.
2006-09-18 06:47:53
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answered by ? 5
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