Several
women have been made to witness their worst nightmares right inside the
church after thugs invaded the place to hurt them.
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A report by Morning Star News has revealed that Muslim mob in
eastern Uganda have r*ped as many as 15 Christian women and beat several
members of a church earlier this month. The thugs reportedly raped the
women to punish their pastor for sharing the gospel with Muslims.
The report shows that two weeks after the attack on Katira Church
in Budaka District which occurred on Jan. 15, Pastor Moses Mutasa and
eight other Christians are still missing.
According to Morning Star News, the Islamic radicals, who attacked
the 500-member congregation during an evening prayer meeting with clubs
and sticks, reportedly blamed the pastor for leading people to Jesus
Christ.
"Away with the pastor who is converting our Muslims to Christianity," one of the witnesses, a church leader, recalled of what the attackers shouted.
The Muslim mob locked up the Christians in attendance inside the
church, beating the men and raping several women. Some of the Christians
who managed to escape the building were ambushed and assaulted by other
radicals waiting outside.
"Women's clothing was found inside and outside the church building," a church leader said, with the raped women being taken to a clinic in Katira to receive treatment.
The Rev. Musa Mukenye, who oversees several churches in the
district's Iki-iki County, said at a meeting with local officials and
police that the fate of the kidnapped Christians is still unknown.
"We do not know what has happened to our pastor, Moses Mutasa," Mukenye said. "He might have been killed or has been kept hostage."
Police are investigating the details and circumstances behind the
attack on the church, which has also left parts of the church damaged.
Mukenye revealed that tensions between the local Christian and
Muslim groups has been rising following several threats of such attacks
from the Islamic radicals, accusing the Christians of converting Muslims
to their faith.
The pastor pleaded for people to let the authorities carry out justice, however.
"This act is evil, and police should not relent until the attackers are arrested and charged in a court of law," Mukenye said.
Muslims who convert to Christianity face great dangers in Uganda,
with one teacher who made such a decision severely beaten by another
Muslim mob back in November.
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