A Tangled Web

WHIPPED FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN...SILENCE FROM MEDIA



So get this.



"Cecilia John Holland, 27, was on a bus heading to her suburban Khartoum home April 13 when about 10 police officers forced the vehicle to stop and dragged her from it, according to the British-based charity Barnabas Fund.The group said Holland was dressed modestly in long sleeves and an ankle-length skirt.



The policemen struck her while forcing her into their vehicle where four other women already were inside, the British charity said. She was held overnight at the police station.



The next morning, Holland was taken to Sizana Islamic Court where the Muslim policemen testified against her. She was not allowed to make a statement or speak in her own defense.



The court declared her guilty of charges she was "standing near a garden at night" and not wearing a scarf on her head.



She was sentenced to 40 lashes on the back and a fine of 10,000 dinars, the equivalent of a month's wage."



Full story here, on WMD



Where, you may ask, are the headlines screaming outrage? None. We live in a post-Christian age and Christians are lucky if they're not nailed to posts.