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Expel three Christian priests: Kashmir Sharia court
Thursday January 19, 2012 05:28:21 PM,
IANS
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Srinagar:
A Sharia
court Thursday issued a decree seeking expulsion of three
Christian priests from Jammu and Kashmir and monitoring of the
activities of Christian missionary schools in the Valley.
Maintaining that the decree of the Sharia (Muslim Personal Law)
court was not against the Christians in any manner, Kashmir's
grand mufti Bashir-ud-Din told a media conference here that three
priests had been attracting local youth to conversion through
monetary allurement.
"The Sharia court has unimpeachable evidence against these three
priests who are non-locals. They have been using financial
allurement to convert some local youth to Christianity."
"The Sharia court has issued a decree for their expulsion from the
state and the administration must ensure that they do not enter
the state," Bashir-ud-Din said.
"The decree has been issued to preserve harmony between followers
of different faiths in the Valley," the mufti said.
The decree also asked the state government to monitor the
activities of the local missionary schools where a majority of the
students were Muslims.
"These schools should include a period for Islamic education in
their daily teaching programmes and a prayer written by poet Iqbal
should be part of the school assembly prayers at these schools,"
the decree said.
A row had broken out here last year after video clips showing
conversion of local youth to Christianity were uploaded on the
Internet.
Police had also arrested a Christian priest in connection with
these alleged conversions. The priest was later released on bail.
Christian missionary schools have contributed immensely towards
the spread of modern education in the Valley.
The services of the Christian missionaries in healthcare and
social service are also acknowledged by Kashmiris.
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