“Our Christ sacrificed His life on the cross for our sins. … Our Christ is alive,” those are the words that Asia Bibi, a wife and mother, used to defend her faith against mocking co-workers who tried to make her convert to Islam.
She was later convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death.
In Pakistan, more than 150,000 Christians have signed a petition demanding justice for persecution victims, including Asia Bibi.
The Voice of the Martyrs, an Oklahoma-based advocacy group for persecuted Christians is calling for her release. “We hope to gather 1 million signatures on behalf of our sister Asia, who now sits in prison awaiting the Lahore High Court’s ruling on her appeal,” according to their website. “Every signature is a call for mercy.”
Voice of the Martyrs says it will deliver the petition to the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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As of August 11, the group reported gathering 216,848 signatures, including 150,081 from Pakistan, 55,086 from the United States, 2,047 from Canada and 1,491 from Australia — with the rest from such countries as Nigeria, Germany, India and New Zealand.
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