Life behind bars, for allegedly damaging a Qur'an. An update on this story. "Christian sentenced to life in prison for blaspheming Islam," from Spero News, February 7:
A court in Faisalabad, Pakistan, sentenced to life imprisonment Imran Masih, a young Christian, for having insulted and desecrated the Koran, according to the Minorities Concern newsletter.
On July 1, 2009 Masih, a shopkeeper by profession, was brutally tortured by a group of Muslims, then arrested by police on charges - allegedly fabricated- that he had burned pages of the Koran.
On January 11, 2010 the judge sentenced him to prison for life, which he will serve in the federal prison in Faisalabad where he is currently confined.
The court also imposed an additional penalty of 10 years' imprisonment and payment of 100 thousand rupees (just over 800 euros), under provisions of the law prohibiting blasphemy against Islam.
Peter Jacob, executive secretary of the National Commission on Justice and Peace, sponsored by the Catholic Church, while not openly criticizing the ruling, speaks of "not a good verdict " and "lack of freedom" of the judiciary.
Only in islam can one insult a book.
How can an object of evil be desecrated?
Who Said What - See How Evil Islam is Compared to Other Religions
100 thousand rupees is a princely sum in the Indian subcontinent even though it may be "just" 800 Euros in Europe.Its a major punishment.
Yeah, Karthik, so is being falsely accused, tortured and imprisoned for life. It is a common practice among muslims to do this sort of thing. Does the koran lack so much in omnipresence that it cannot withstand the alleged abuse by someone? Were it truly holy it wouldn't matter what people do to it. It's substance would transcend its physical nature. I'm with you Jew_Lover, the koran is an object of evil.
More on sensitivity to 'desecration' of the Koran: http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/koran-in-toilet.html
The following is from http://www.persecution.org a Christian website that documents the atrocities committed against Christians in Islamic countries.
Christian girls are repeatedly raped and molested and often times killed by Muslims.
Even though complaints are registered with the local police there is no action taken against the perpetrators.
Hundreds of Christian women go from house to house to clean the lawns, toilets
and cattle stables of the Muslims. Christian women are treated inhumanely and are considered members of a lower caste. They are treated as slaves by their Muslim masters.
Christian women and girls are often kidnapped, raped and forced to become followers of Islam and then married off to Muslim men. The police do nothing to stop these crimes.
January 2009-Thieves gang-rape girl in front of her parents for being Christians.
March 2009-13-year-old girl raped for two days before being released.
June 2009- Christian man raped and murdered for refusing to convert to Islam.
June 2009- Christian murdered for drinking tea from a Muslim cup.
July 2009-Police rob and beat Christian sewer workers.
July 2009 Muslims mobs burn over 100 Christian churches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQg8N4ydIfM&feature=related
May God comfort and strengthen the Christian brothers and sisters
and their families who live in this Islamic Hell hole, called Pakistan.
And why is this allowed in the "land of the pure'? Islam.
Isn't there a circle in Dante's Hell for people like Peter Jacob?
"executive secretary of the National Commission on Justice and Peace, sponsored by the Catholic Church, while not openly criticizing the ruling, speaks of "not a good verdict " and "lack of freedom" of the judiciary."
Dear Pete
Get a spine or resign.
Guy DeWhitney Heretics Crusade
I'm so glad this regime is our "friend" in the fight against the Taliban and others. It makes me proud to be British that we are giving money to prop up this sort of regime.
Well done Britain, well done the USA, hip hip hooray.
Guy,
You may speak freely here or in public without consequences. Not so for any Christian in a Muslim country. And any official Church spokesman --even outside the country-- must consider the consequences for Christians there for any remarks he makes about Islam or Muslims.
Regards
Poor man, he will be murdered in prison. And if they let him out, he will be murdered by the mob.
Muslims steal The Holy Bible from the belongings of Christians entering Saudi Arabia - anyone stealing from a muslim would lose a hand in the most barbaric way, they then burn those Holy Bibles and this happens to every Bible they find and yet a desecration of a koran brings about the inprisonment of that person who will likely have good cause to feel anger, probably about the way he is treated in his muslim land. I long for the day when they are all gone from our lands and we can once more live in relative peace and calm, God Willing.