Pakistan Lists ‘Jesus Christ’ on List of Banned Obscenities

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sermonindex Nov 19, 2011

Pakistan is grouping pornography and Jesus Christ in the same heap.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, or PTA, compiled a list of what it considers obscene and offensive words and has ordered mobile phone companies to block text messages that contain them.

The list includes “Jesus Christ.” Mobile phone companies must start screening text messages for 586 Urdu words and 1,109 English words by Nov. 21, according to local media.

read more: http://www.charismanews.com/culture/32375-pakistan-lists-jesus-christ-on-list-of-banned-obscenities

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sermonindex Nov 19, 2011

The evil one goes to great lengths to despies the name of Jesus Christ.

Blaine

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lylewise Nov 20, 2011

Christ has purposely made Himself a rock of offense to religious men. It seems natural that He should be the first on the list of a nation that teeters the inclusion of another list for making martyrs. Maybe we are moving in a similar direction?

A nation declaring Christ by name only is not too far removed from one that does not declare Him at all.

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