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| Death sentence for blasphemy |
| 2003-08-10 |
| Hat Tip: LGF A judge in Pakistan has sentenced a 60-year-old man to death after finding him guilty of making derogatory remarks about Islam and its prophet, Muhammad, a police official said today. A Holy Man has accused you - so you are guilty. Q.E.D. Chaudary Bashir was convicted yesterday under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, said local police official Hamid Mukhtar. Off with his head! He was accused in 2001 by Maulana Mohammed Qasim, a cleric in Bhawalnagar, 190 kilometres southwest of Multan, in the eastern province of Punjab. Qasim claimed that Bashir was preaching his own version of Islam and saying he had the same status as the prophet. But since he is a Holy Man the claim is more than sufficient. We will kill him twice. And his children, too — spawn of Satan! The conviction will automatically be appealed against in the high courts. A Hat Tip to civilization. Under Pakistan’s blasphemy law, it is an offence punishable by death to offend Islam, its prophet or its holy book. Little Mo is very sensitive and easily offended... So watch what you say, infidels. The laws have been criticised by international and Pakistani human rights groups. They say that they are easily abused and that the burden of proof is on the accused to prove their innocence. Only the word of an accuser is needed to prosecute a suspect on blasphemy charges. This is the beauty of Hundreds of people are believed to be in Pakistani jails under the blasphemy laws. It doesn’t pay to piss off anyone - especially Holy Men. |
| Posted by:·com |
| #5 Any stable society has to have a large middle class--the kleptocrats in Islamic countries preclude that from happening. As long as there is an underclass with no hopes and aspirations, and the only form of dissent is Radical Islam--which the dictators have to leave alone--nothing will change in the Islamic countries |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2003-8-10 11:23:06 PM |
| #4 I don't think the chain is so easy to break. To simplify the situation: Islamic leads to economic suffering which leads to resentment of others which leads to more Islam. It is a pretty strong chain. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-8-10 9:04:31 PM |
| #3 Shit - it's madrassah - sorry... |
| Posted by: ·com 2003-8-10 2:45:50 PM |
| #2 Whoa - you opened the BIG Can O' Worms! Stupid is as stupid does, springs to mind thinking about Izzoid "nations." They are certainly dependent upon at least 2.5 things: 1) Indoctrination from birth with no outside interference - can you say "maddassah"? 2) Keeping them in the dark and fed nothing but 'Slamic BS. Picture a Revival Tent show every Friday at noon prayers... .5) Maintaining a crop of asshat Imams and Mullahs to reinforce the dogma (this one's too easy - instant power and status - so I didn't count it as much of a challenge) Break the chain anywhere in there, and there are problems. I posted a thing once about Islam as a disease - long bitch, too - which gave a LOT of detail. Bottom line is that the Internet, bluejeans, TV, Wayfarers, movies, Lakers t-shirts - all vestiges of the Western "culture" can weaken the grip to a degree. Islam is totalitarian because it has to be. We can whup it's ass, if we really wanna. Just break the chain, baby, break the chain - oh, and profile the escapees wery wery cawfully! Gitmo! |
| Posted by: ·com 2003-8-10 1:31:19 PM |
| #1 Ahhh the religion of peace. Civilization as it was meant to be - before the invention of the wheel. In the long run, breding Islam into a majority is a recipe for a loser - if the people aren't educated, and the last thing Islamic clergy wants is an intelligent educated (and willful) population. This century will see the collapse of major islamic societies, bloodshed, uprisings and civil war among the faithful. As long as there's alternative sources of energy that we can obtain, we should grab a chair, make some popcorn and watch the action from afar |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-10 11:28:51 AM |