Islamic lawyers press for blasphemy trial for handicapped Pakistani girl : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• Islamic leaders in Pakistan have objected to a medial commission’s report that a Christian girl should be tried in juvenile court on blasphemy charges.
• Disputing the medical commission’s report that Rimsha Masih’s mental age is less than her physical age (because of a mental handicap), an Islamic lawyer has demanded that the girl be held responsible for her actions.

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Islamic lawyers press for blasphemy trial for handicapped Pakistani girl : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

5 churches attacked in Kenya : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• Five Protestant churches in Mombasa, Kenya’s second-largest city, were attacked following the August 27 killing of a Muslim cleric, according to Sabahi, a web site sponsored by the Africa Command of the US Armed Forces.
• Noting that “innocent worshipers were injured,” the National Council of Churches of Kenya issued a statement “strongly condemn[ing] the atrocious and unwarranted attacks.”

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Pakistan: 100 Christians flee homes, live in forest : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• Following the arrest of a Pakistani Christian girl on blasphemy charges, 100 Christians from her Islamabad neighborhood have left their homes and begun to live in the forest. Some of the Christians had been evicted from their homes by Muslim landlords.

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Pakistan: 100 Christians flee homes, live in forest : News Headlines - Catholic Culture