WATCH! ‘Stay true to your beliefs’: Christian woman freed from death row for Islamic “blasphemy” releases video

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More Ripley’s-Believe-It-or-Not level horros from the land of Islam.

‘Stay true to your beliefs’: Pakistani woman freed from death row releases video

By Jon Brown

The Catholic woman who spent a decade on death row in Pakistan for a blasphemy charge released her first video from exile, in which she urged Christians worldwide to remain faithful to their beliefs no matter the cost.

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Asia Bibi, 54, whose 10-year imprisonment drew condemnation from government leaders worldwide, filmed a video that emerged Saturday on social media. With the camera pointed toward the ground to hide her face, Bibi thanked Jesus for her freedom, in the first-ever recording of her voice, and maintained her innocence of the crime for which she was punished.

“I, Asia Bibi, daughter of Salamat Masih, believe in Jesus,” Bibi said. “And today, I want to declare one thing to the world: that I had not done anything wrong to deserve what I suffered for 10 years. I was a prisoner on death row, I was accused of blasphemy, so I was granted my freedom through Jesus and I never let my belief weaken.”

An illiterate field hand, Bibi and her family were the only Christians in her small village near Lahore, Pakistan, when she was thrown into prison in 2009. Bibi recounted in a 2011 interview from jail that her ordeal began when she was picking berries with other village women, who looked down on her for not being a Muslim. Bibi obliged when they asked her to bring them water on the hot summer day, but they refused to drink after her because her religion had made the cup “unclean.”

In the ensuing argument, the other women demanded she convert to Islam, to which Bibi responded, “What did your Prophet Muhammad ever do to save mankind? And why should it be me that converts instead of you?”

Bibi languished in a small prison cell for nearly 10 years because of her statement, accused of blaspheming the prophet of Islam, which is a capital offense in Pakistan.

Her case roiled the Islamic republic over the years, leading to the assassinations of two government leaders and an attempted coup by a radical cleric.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan ultimately threw out the case against Bibi in October 2018 and again in January, but political chaos in response to the court’s decision trapped Bibi in the country until May. She at last fled to Canada to join her two daughters, who had already obtained asylum.

Even in her freedom, Bibi’s thoughts remain with Pakistan and those imprisoned there for blasphemy, of whom there are 77, according to a U.S. State Department estimate. “The people who are on death row on blasphemy charges, please think positively about them,” she said in her video, and encouraged others to visit them. In her first newspaper interview last month with the Telegraph, Bibi remembered, “When my daughters visited me in jail, I never cried in front of them, but when they went after meeting me in jail, I used to cry alone filled with pain and grief. I used to think about them all the time, how they are living.”

“My belief is strong enough that I want to request … do not stray far from your beliefs,” Bibi admonished. “To all the world, please stay true to your beliefs. Even if you have to face the sword, please hold firm to your faith.”

In part because of Bibi’s case, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt commissioned a report last December on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s efforts to address anti-Christian persecution worldwide. Released Easter, the report found that “persecution on grounds of religious faith is a global phenomenon that is growing in scale and intensity.”

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knightsstrength
knightsstrength
4 years ago

Persecution to all who are not Muslims is wrong and Islam is false.

Glad Bibi is out and free now to be a witness that Jesus Christ is real.

Must use Jesus Christ as Muslims have a false Jesus “Isa” who is a false prophet.

SeveredSeclusiveIdiom
SeveredSeclusiveIdiom
4 years ago

now let’s hope Israel can free Bibi from charges so he can remain PM

knightsstrength
knightsstrength
4 years ago

Elsa blocked, another Spammer

Ban Islam
Ban Islam
4 years ago

Wonderful, strong woman and at least Canada did the right thing to give her asylum, which is surprising since Trudeau is trying to turn Canada into an Islamic state. The UK rejected her because they’re afraid of their own Muslim population, how weak and spineless of Theresa May and her cronies (at the time).

Asia’s only mistake was to be born into a nation that is full of hate and intolerance towards non-Muslims. Here in the West (and nearly all non-Muslim countries), everyone is treated equally regardless of religion. In Islam they have religious and also racial hierarchy with Arabs at the top of the ladder and infidels at the bottom.

Muslims have fought thousands of bloody wars of conquest in order to steal land/wealth from non-Muslims and then establish their barbaric Islamic rule. That process never ended, oil has fueled their current Jihad against the West where they plan to do the same thing.

What is most discouraging is that any discussion or inquiry into Islam and its teachings/practices are constantly being shut down by the mainstream media and politicians. Failure to learn about your enemy only means that you’ll be unprepared when they attack you and you’re more likely to lose the battle.

We should stop all Muslim immigration, except for those escaping Islam. We should also start deporting all Muslims or at least the ones who don’t integrate. We should also demand that Islamic states start treating minorities with equality/respect, abolish blasphemy laws or else. Frankly it’d be best for the planet if western and non-Islamic nations united to defeat Islam once and for all.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Reply to  Ban Islam

How would you determine which muslums are “escaping” islum and which aren’t just lying about it? Take them at their word?

Ban Islam
Ban Islam
4 years ago

Take those for example who’ve converted to Christianity or Atheism, test their knowledge, monitor them completely for a year or two, calls, emails, etc.

I have personally de-converted three Muslims from Islam, they were fairly westernized to begin with, so they do exist out there.

I think the risk of a liar slipping in is very small. Have them burn a Quran, insult the prophet, etc. True believers wouldn’t do that as it’s blasphemy. If any are caught consorting with radical groups/people deport them the same day without question.

If we shut down mosques, ban Islam, deport Muslims then there’s almost no chance any evil Muslims would remain or sneak into the country.

At the same time we shouldn’t close our doors to those who are truly trying to leave the Islamic world, we all know apostates are marked for death.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Reply to  Ban Islam

I suppose I’d like to see your plan implemented, it’s better than the status-quo and might be non-violent too.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
4 years ago

Taqiyya exists, so NO! Ban all of them.

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

IN SEATTLE, YOU NEED TO START WITH BARRICADE LOOT MAYHEM OR BLACK LIVES MATTER AND ANTIFA!
SUPER SUMMER!

leonore35
leonore35
4 years ago
Reply to  Ban Islam

In defence of UK I think her security would have been in question. Concealing her identity would have been difficult in a small country with a very active press not to mention all those journalist wanabees. Where do you locate a non white family in a non Muslim area? How do you smuggle a famous person and her family into the country in the first place? Do you keep them under 24 hour guard? Bear in mind she does not speak English. One Muslim traveled the length of England to murder another Muslim (almeidi) simply because he wished somebody Merry Christmas! There are plenty of Pakistani Muslims in UK who might do the same to kill a ‘blasphemer’
If you want proof of why Islam is not a ‘religion of peace’ just look at Pakistan

balafama
balafama
4 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

you are essentially saying britain is a weak country that can no longer guarantee the rights of christians. i do not buy your arguments of size , it has 60 million people with a very active mi5, strong international influence and power ,but somehow managing asia bibi is too much for britain. okay.

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago
Reply to  balafama

YOU ONLY DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND THEY DON’T CARE TO DO IT! ALSO, HOW WOULD THEY JUSTIFY LETTING HER SPEAK IN THE U.K. WHEN THEIR OFFICIAL NARRATIVE IS ALWAYS ISLAM IS PEACEFUL!
SUPER SUMMER!

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

IF THE U.K. WAS RIGHT, THEY COULD PAY PAUL GOLDING’S ORG OF BRITAIN FIRST TO GUARD HER AND THEY WOULD PLUS SHE WOULD BE A GREAT VIDEO SERIES FOR THEM! THEY COULD PLACE HER IN NORTHERN IRELAND WHICH IS RELATIVELY EASY TO LOCK DOWN WITH FEWER MUSLIMS AND JAYDA FRANSEN OF THE BRITISH FREEDOM PARTY WOULD HAVE HOSTED HER FOR COMPENSATION! THE BRITISH DID GUARD SALMON RUSHDIE SO WHY NOT? WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE IS A WAY BUT NOT IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE U.K., TODAY!

Bill
Bill
4 years ago

IMO, she’s destined for Sainthood.

SeveredSeclusiveIdiom
SeveredSeclusiveIdiom
4 years ago
Reply to  Bill

possible beatification for partial martyrdom but she is still alive.
BUT with the leftist pope, no way, she might be excommunicated instead for not converting to the religion of peace. Let’s hope for a better pope, a real pope not a half red breed.

Poppey
Poppey
4 years ago

WHAT a bright flame of Christian decency and forbearance she represents.

Her stunning example of commitment and bravery will be ignored by all on the “progressive” left, especially the MSM.

Rusty
Rusty
4 years ago
Reply to  Poppey

She brings to mind Richard Wurmbrand who wrote the book “Tortured For Christ,” who had been tortured for 14 years by the Communists in Romania. These are two people, who held to their faith. They are examples and encourage the rest of us.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago

Brave woman, I’m surprised the muslums and muslum loving a$$holes who run Canuckastan allowed her safe harbor there. Although how safe Canuckastan is for Mrs. Bibi I don’t know — especially if she’s still living under her given name.

ed
ed
4 years ago

God Bless Miss Asia Bibi !!

Lydia Church
Lydia Church
4 years ago
Reply to  ed

Amen to this and to what she said!

Roma Mikhasev
Roma Mikhasev
4 years ago

religion of peace

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago
Reply to  Roma Mikhasev

THAT’S THE BEST JOKE WE’VE HEARD ALL DAY ALONG WITH THE IDEA IT IS A RELIGION OF TOLERANCE! PAKISTAN’S DEATH ROW FOR CHRISTIAN BLASPHEMERS JUST SAYS IT ALL!

minted
minted
4 years ago

Mvslim F I L T H!

Jan Favre
Jan Favre
4 years ago

The Vatican did not intervene for that Catholic,, say it is an internal matter of Pakistan.

Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago
Reply to  Jan Favre

WELL, HOW PATHETIC IS THAT? GUESS WHEN THE JEWISH PHARISEES GANGED UP ON CHRIST IT WOULD JUST BE AN INTERNAL AFFAIR TOO? HEY, THAT IS THE BASIS OF CATHOLIC CHRISTIANITY! OF COURSE, POPE FRANCIS IS MORE OF A MARXIST THAN CHRISTIAN ANY WAY! BLESSED SUMMER!

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