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2005-09-20 Afghanistan/South Asia

Lynch mob demands immediate hanging of blasphemer

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Posted by Fred 2005-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 peaceful demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Monday and displayed placards with slogans âHang the blasphemerâ

Can you feel the love?

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-09-20 10:59|| 2005-09-20 10:59|| Front Page Top

#2 "..We are also ready to lodge a blasphemy case against any Muslim who commits blasphemy against Christ or his mother Mariam..."

One of the wacky things about the Koran is that they identify the mother of Jesus (Issa in the Koran) as the sister of Moses. Another wacky thing is that Jesus seems to be Esau the brother of Jacob (see verses below)

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When the wife of Imran [Amran in english translations of the hebrew] said, 'Lord, I have vowed to Thee, in dedication, what is within my womb. Receive Thou this from me; Thou hearest, and knowest.' And when she gave birth to her she said, 'Lord, I have given birth to her, a female.' (And God knew very well what she had given birth to; the male is not as the female.) 'And I have named her Mary, and commend her to Thee with her seed, to protect them from the accursed Satan.' 3:35-36

Then she brought the child to her folk carrying him; and they said, 'Mary, thou hast surely committed a monstrous thing! Sister of Aaron, thy father was not a wicked man, nor was thy mother a woman unchaste.' 19:27-28

And Mary, Imran's daughter, who guarded her virginity, so We [Allah uses a plural verb most of the time] breathed into her of Our Spirit, and she confirmed the Words of her Lord and His Books, and became one of the obedient. 66:12

Posted by mhw 2005-09-20 12:48|| 2005-09-20 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Difa-e-Islam Mahaz (Front for Islamâs defence), an alliance of 22 Sunni religious organisations, demanded that alleged blasphemer Younis Masih be given the death sentence.

If a 22-group religious alliance calls for the death penalty for blasphemy, are we able to conclude that this is a mainstream idea within the religion, or are we to believe that a small band of fanatics has misread the tenets of its own faith?

Is Islamic a great civilization with a noble history of tolerance, or an insecure medieval death cult baying for the blood of the unbeliever? Hmmmm....

Posted by Baba Tutu 2005-09-20 18:15|| 2005-09-20 18:15|| Front Page Top

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