Pakistan is a strong hold of islam,and this country has a large population of practical muslims.Turks also call themselves muslims but they can't be called practical.That was just an example to define "Practical muslim" .:P
I live north of islamabad,in the himalayan foot hills.The mountains here are between 8 to ten thousand feet high,but i don't live that high,just 4 thousand feet.:**:
Near my home town of "Abbottabad" , there is a hospital called "Bach christian hospital",run and owned by german christian missionaries.
They are there to preach christianity,their way.They are very polite and gentle.The hospital is situated in a rural area,where the people are poor.
They don't charge any money from the poor.At the same time each hosoital room and ward has many copies of bibles translated in the local language.
The doctors and nurses encourage the mostly muslim patients to read the bible in their spare time.They talk to them about christanity,and preach them.
These missionaries are hardy people with a lot of money coming from germany and other resources.
The winters are harsh in the high mountains and remote villages are difficult to reach due to snow.
These people make dispenseries in the remote areas during winters.People in need of medical assistance visit them during winter,as the town of Abbottabad is difficult to reach.During this time many muslims convert to christianity.They get impressed by them,and they also pay them.The payment part makes the new christian well off and not in need of the rest of the family,who are still muslims.
A few years ago a muslim scholar in that area converted to christianity.
The christian missionaries are working since the colonial times.Many local hindus and muslims have ben converted.The churchs built by the british are still there.To my knowledge , none was damaged by the local muslim population.
The christian folks attend their sunday service,according to their way,and no body buggs them there.
Pakistan is the originator of islamic renaisense.The jihad version,who argue that only an islamic governament can make people to practice islam.The others say that islam is a beleif,and a beleif is in hearts and minds,and hearts and minds can be influenced by islam only by the freewill of the person itself.
Many muslims preach islam politely and try to win a person's own concent to practice islam,and here i mention that islam at the moment is only being preached to muslims,as they are in need of much improvement.Only if a non muslim shows his/her own interest,then he/she is taught islam.They don't lure people by money.
Will write more later.....