Source: CBN News, June 1, 2015
A giant cross is rising in a place where Christians often suffer persecution for their faith: Karachi, Pakistan.
The 140-foot cross stands at the entrance of a Christian cemetery in the center of the city. It’s being built by Parvez Henry Gill, a Pakistani businessman who said the idea came to him in a dream.
“I want to show the world the Christian community in Pakistan has religious freedom,” Gill said.
While some have criticized the cross, Gill said he “leaves that to God.”
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» Read also 140 Foot Cross in Pakistan: Practical or Novelty? (Mission Network News) and People of the Cross (Voice of the Martyrs). On another note, read about the removal of crosses in China (Christianity Today).