ADUKU, Uganda — Muslim extremists in Uganda killed a pastor Oct. 31 following a radio broadcast in which he compared Christianity and Islam.
David Omara, 64, was a well-known pastor of Christian Church Center and a radio preacher.
He was the father of eight children between the ages of 30 and 10.
Immediately after the broadcast in Aduku, Omara received a call from someone “appreciating his presentation.”
The caller requested to meet Omara, said son Simon Okut.
When Omara and Okut arrived at the meeting place, six people dressed in Islamic attire emerged from bushes and attacked Omara. The assailants beat him with blunt objects and strangled him.
Okut escaped.
Okut quoted one of Omara’s attackers as saying, “This man ought to die for … saying Allah is not God but an evil god collaborating with satanic powers.”
Uganda’s laws and constitution provide for religious freedom, including propagating one’s faith and converting from one faith to another.
Muslims make up more than 12% of Uganda’s population.
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