SERERE DISTRICT, Uganda — Hard-line Muslims furious at a Christian’s preaching at an event in Uganda beat the man to death and burned his body, reported Morning Star News.
On Feb. 28 in Kadungulu village, John Michael Okero, 43, was beaten with iron bars, stones and sticks, the report stated.
Okero, who frequently was invited to speak at evangelistic events, had been quoting verses about Jesus from the Quran.
The attackers accused Okero of blasphemy for speaking about Jesus, misinterpreting the Quran, touching the Quran without ritual cleansing and disrespecting the Quran by placing it under the Bible, the report said.
Uganda’s laws and constitution allow freedom of religion, including propagating one’s faith and converting from one religion to another. No more than 14% of Uganda’s population is Muslim, according to WorldAtlas, but cases of religious persecution are frequently reported, with Christian churches receiving threats of violence. Some Christian converts have been attacked, killed and excommunicated by Muslim family members.
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