What is the purpose of this blog?

I am Bob Hackendorf, a presbyter in the Anglican Church in North America, and Rector of The Church of the Apostles in Hope Mills, NC. This blog is a convenient way for me to share what is on my mind, and to encourage thoughtful discussion on various theological matters. The name of the blog comes from a Collect in the Book of Common Prayer:

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Most Prominent Christian, Assassinated (Christianity Today)

Pakistan's Taliban and al-Qaeda factions are claiming responsibility for the assassination of the only Christian serving in the Islamic state's government. Shahbaz Bahtti, 42, was shot outside his mother's home in Islamabad Wednesday morning.
Bhatti, who was Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, was well-known for campaigning against the nation's strict blasphemy law and lobbying for the rights of religious minorities. In a video made to be released in the event of his death, released by the evangelical religious liberty organization First Step Forum, Bhatti said that "the forces of violence" were prepared to kill him because "they want to impose their radical philosophy in Pakistan."
"I'm ready to die for a cause," Bhatti said. "I'm living for my community and suffering people, and I will die to defend their rights. So these threats and these warnings cannot change my opinions and principles."


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