| Submit your comments on this article |
| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistani nut sentenced to death |
| 2002-07-18 |
| A Pakistani Christian who claimed he was Jesus Christ and called Islam a fake religion was convicted of blasphemy on Thursday and sentenced to death by hanging. Surprised they didn't sentence him to crucifixion... The verdict against Anwar Keneth, 40, a former government official, drew criticism from the nation's Christian Liberation Front, which lobbies for the interests of the small Christian community. "We think justice has not been done in the case of Anwar Keneth," Khalid Gill, a leader and spokesman for the group, told The Associated Press. "Keneth should have been treated at a mental hospital." Gosh, what an unusual idea... They have mental hospitals in Pakland? Keneth was arrested a year ago in Lahore for violating Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws after he addressed a letter to a local imam and others stating that he was Christ and Islam was a fake religion. Keneth has been jailed since his arrest. He confessed to the charges on July 8. "Thou hast said it..." Minorities in Pakistan have been demanding the repeal of blasphemy laws, under which scores of people are arrested every year. Under Pakistani law, only the word of a Muslim accuser is needed to prosecute a non-Muslim on blasphemy charges, which can carry the death penalty upon conviction. Well, that sounds fair. We know Muslims never lie. And as a group they're mentally very stable... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |