When religious bigotry hits the mainstream

Below is an extract from the Latitude section of the International Herald Tribune which tis the global edition of The New York Time. Please note this is not published as a complaint of Christian -v- Islam.  This article is published as a matter of record and public interest.  Please go to this link to read the WHOLE article~~~~~~~~~~~

 

September 27, 2013, 7:17 am 

A Predicament of the Mainstream

By HUMA YUSUF

LONDON — On Sunday, 85 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when two suicide bombers attacked worshipers leaving mass at the All Saints Church in Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan. The attack was the largest to date against Pakistan’s Christian minority, which comprises less than 2 percent of the population.

Government officials responded with condemnations, calls for public mourning and promises to review security arrangements at churches. But similar rhetoric followed previous attacks against Christians and other minorities, and the violence has persisted.

Religious intolerance is no longer the preserve of extremist groups; it is endemic throughout Pakistan.

Raminder Pal Singh/European Pressphoto AgencyChristians and activists took part in a vigil on Sept. 23 for victims of a bomb blast in All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan.