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We have often remarked on the harm caused to non-Muslims in Pakistan by that country's notorious blasphemy laws, which Muslims have used to penalize those with whom they have personal disputes, or who refuse to affirm the Islamic faith.
"Pakistan: Fear of the Holy," from Compass Direct:
October 12 (Compass Direct News) – Many in Pakistan live in fear of offending God. It is an open debate whether the country’s notorious blasphemy laws are a source of that fear or a symptom of it.This week one Pakistani bishop found himself fighting a pitched battle to keep blasphemy rumors from igniting riots against his Christian community.
“What usually happens is that word [that someone has committed blasphemy] spreads like wildfire and emotions take over,” Catholic Bishop Joseph Coutts told Compass from the Punjabi city of Faisalabad yesterday. “All it takes are one or two hotheads to take the lead. Once someone starts attacking houses, it’s so easy for the mob attitude to take over.”
Fresh allegations of blasphemy seem to be nearly a weekly occurrence in Pakistan (107 people were accused in 2005). Bishop Coutts has spent the last four days doing damage control to save the lives of two of the most recent suspects.
Police in Faisalabad barely rescued James Masih, 65, and his neighbor Buta Masih, 70, on Sunday (October 8) from the hands of a violent Muslim mob roused by claims that the illiterate men had burned pages of the Quran.
The Christian men had set old papers alight in the street near their homes in the city’s Munir Park district, Catholic priest Yaqub Yousaf told Compass.
Muslim neighbor Arshad Mubarak reported to police that Munir Park residents had seen the Christians lighting pages of the Muslim holy book, the priest said.
“It’s a totally false case,” Yousaf commented. “The fellow [Mubarak] wanted Mr. James’ property and has been pushing him to sell it.”
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Posted by Robert at October 13, 2006 7:50 AM
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The religion of peace strikes again! Why is it that immoral behavior is condoned in the name of the religion? This is clearly a religion of greed and plunder, which as we are all aware, was sanctioned by the grand pbuh himself
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at October 13, 2006 11:54 AM
Nazi Germany got the idea for the Holocaust from the Armenian genocide. Those crazy Turks!
Posted by: TheVoiceofTruth at October 13, 2006 6:29 PM
Ugh. I go to SFU in BC. Everybody is ridiculously ignorant and left-wing. The head-in-the-sand technique seems rampant. The school paper didn't even mention the Pope Benedict thing, instead they printed an article on "Islamaphobia in Spain". Of course there's racism in Spain, they've been occupied for 800 years you idiots! Lord, it's definately gonna be a swim up a waterfall to educate these people...
Posted by: TheVoiceofTruth at October 13, 2006 6:34 PM
Damnit, wrong thread.
Posted by: TheVoiceofTruth at October 13, 2006 6:44 PM
Accusations of blasphemy are one of Islam's oldest rackets.
Posted by: Tresho at October 14, 2006 6:56 AM
'roused by claims that the illiterate men had burned pages of the Quran'
Illiterate? Will bet that is a false claim by a biased news agency.
Posted by: Gary at October 14, 2006 7:14 AM
Someone needs to step up and be a false pied piper and lead these (**insert name here) to their eternal doom already!
Posted by: Seaside702 at October 14, 2006 8:12 AM
VoiceofTruth: I know the denizens of the SFU paper and their ilk; I battled them at another Canadian institution once. Be assured: they will come round, if you are strong. They will fall, and submit.
Keep the faith; write letters; keep pushing.
Geoff
Posted by: Geoff at October 14, 2006 10:11 AM
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