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Algeria: Christian gets 5 years for “blasphemy” for saying Jesus will outshine Islam

Aug 14, 2016 2:24 pm By Robert Spencer

Slimane Bouhafs said that the light of Jesus would outshine that of Islam. For that, he got five years for “blasphemy.” The statement he made, however, was simply an expression of the Christian faith — something that any Christian aside from woolly-minded Leftists would believe.

And so this incident encapsulates what so many Christians in the West don’t understand: when we held our Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest, many Christians excoriated us, saying it wasn’t charitable for Christians to offend the religious sensibilities of Muslims. What they don’t get is that any expression of the Christian faith is liable to be deemed blasphemous by Muslims such as those who prosecuted Bouhafs. If Christians must curtail their behavior to avoid offending Muslims, they will soon have to stop being Christians.

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“Algerian Christian given 5 years in prison for saying Jesus will outshine Islam on Facebook,” by Christian Deguit, Christian Daily, August 14, 2016:

An Algerian Christian man has been sentenced to five whole years in prison after making alleged “blasphemous statements” online about Islam and Prophet Muhammad.

Slimane Bouhafs, who is 49 years old, converted to Christianity almost 20 years ago. He was arrested earlier in July for posting on his Facebook account that the light of Jesus will be able to outshine Islam and its main prophet. He also published photos of persons being executed by Islamic radicals.

On August 7, he appeared before a judge in the nearby town of Setif in Algeria’s Kabylie region. He was accompanied by his son, Larbi, who is 27 years old.

“The court sentenced my father to the maximum sentence! I qualify the crime of opinion matter, because my father was expressing his ideas and spread his political views on social networks as it has always done elsewhere. It is an attack on freedom of expression because, in my opinion, everything is subject to criticism, even religions,” Larbi Bouhafs said.

The Constitution of Algeria states that authorities have the privilege to assess and judge allegations of blasphemy against Islam, which is the country’s state religion. If it is decided that the act made by the person was blasphemous, the person can be forced to pay a hefty fine and/or face a penalty of three to five years in prison….

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Filed Under: Algeria, blasphemy, Featured, Muslim persecution of Christians Tagged With: Setif, Slimane Bouhafs


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  1. Jay Boo says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    Christians Murdered and abused.
    Obama praises the Islamic Call to Prayer.

    Ring the bell both far and wide.
    In the darkness and dead of night.

  2. Walter Sieruk says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    She only stated the Bible based truth the Jesus is “the light of the world…” John 8:12. [K.J.V.] It’s very clear that the Muslim clerics and other followers of Islam cant stand to hear the truth spoken. Likewise ,they can’t refute the truth. So the resort to the intimidation of prison. What a weak and feeble religion those same Muslims therefore prove Islam to be.

  3. Jay Boo says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    We should not expect Hillary to comment on this.
    If war monger Hillary becomes President expect numerous pro-Islamic quagmires as she gets frustrated when her appeasement policies do not bring about the friendship, respect, and unconditional love from Muslims that she expects. The Muslim persecution of Christians will only get much worse with her in charge.

    Buckets of Blood Hillary
    In order to hide her gross failures she will ramp up her race-baiting tactics in the US as a distraction and cause more needless deaths and bloodshed and racial divisions.

  4. Angemon says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    It is an attack on freedom of expression because, in my opinion, everything is subject to criticism, even religions,” Larbi Bouhafs said.

    And he is right. The right to express oneself is one of the natural rights in the UDHR (article 18 or 19, IIRC).

  5. Champ says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    One day muslims are going to get more than 5 years for rejecting Christ, but an eternity in hell …

    Question: “Who will go to hell?”

    Answer: http://www.gotquestions.org/who-will-go-to-hell.html

  6. citycat says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    This is seriously out of order.
    The whole thing of Islam is crazy.
    All religions therefore can be said to be blaspheming all religions.
    I should start punishing Muslims because their religion blasphemes the Holy Atheist Religion.

  7. Jay Boo says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    The Koran is a book of genocide.
    Yet, Obama’s Bizzarro World logic assumes that if Muslims are also killing other Muslims, they are not really genocidal by nature.

  8. gravenimage says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    Algeria: Christian gets 5 years for “blasphemy” for saying Jesus will outshine Islam
    ………………………..

    This *poor man*.

    Just being a Christian–or any other “unbeliever”–is “blasphemous” under Islam, and every one of them are at risk, everyday, of just this kind of thing. It is part of the oppression, humiliation, and *threat* of living under dhimmitude.

    As awful as this case is, this sentence is actually “moderate”–assuming Bouhafs is not harmed or worse in prison. In Pakistan, Asia Bibi has been *sentenced to death* for insulting the “Prophet” Muhammed by saying “I believe in my religion and in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the sins of mankind. What did your Prophet Mohammed ever do to save mankind?” after her Muslim neighbors beat her for drinking the same water as them while they were harvesting berries.

    She is sentenced to hang.

    Two Pakistani officials have been assassinated for just suggesting that Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws should be reviewed in the wake of this case. Their murderers have been lionized by the Muslim public there.

    • bernie says

      Aug 15, 2016 at 7:47 am

      Graven: it’s not even certain that Asia Bibi even actually said that; she is *alleged* to have said that by the Muslim neighbors with whom she was having a dispute. Even if she didn’t actually say that, the Pakistani courts would likely take the Muslim neighbor’s word over Asia Bibi’s, given past precedents.

      • gravenimage says

        Aug 15, 2016 at 8:17 pm

        True, Bernie.

  9. Guest says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    A sad day when are jailed for speaking the truth.

    • john spielman says

      Aug 14, 2016 at 5:01 pm

      under the obamanation who sits in the Oval office and the other antichrist world leaders, it is happening in the west already ( remember the UK man who was arrested for reading word for word Winston Churchill’s famous speech critical of islam)

  10. Edwin Sequeira says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 4:32 pm

    Click on the link which is at the bottom of this comment … then download the pic which opens up and share with all your Whatsapp friends with this accompanying note…
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    #SlimaneBouhafs said that “the light of #Jesus would outshine that of #Islam”. For that, he got five years jail for “#blasphemy.” The statement he made, however, was simply an expression of the #ChristianFaith — something that any Christian aside from Leftists would believe.

    And so this incident encapsulates what so many #Christians in the West DO NOT understand: when some people held a Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest, many Christians excoriated them, saying it wasn’t charitable for Christians to offend the religious sensibilities of Muslims. What they don’t get is that ANY EXPRESSION of Christian faith or any other #NonMuslim faith is liable to be deemed #blasphemous by Muslims such as those who prosecuted Bouhafs. If Christians, #Hindu’s & #Buddhists must curtail their behavior to avoid offending Muslims, they will soon have to stop being Christians, Hindu’s & Buddhists.
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  11. AnneCrockett says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    The sad part is not one of the Catholic priests or bishops I have ever met would be in the slightest danger under these Algerian blasphemy laws

    • Jay Boo says

      Aug 15, 2016 at 12:20 am

      Anne,
      I detect a bit of perverse schadenfreude mental illness in your comment.

      • Jay Boo says

        Aug 15, 2016 at 12:08 pm

        Defending perverse schadenfreude is a character flaw.

    • gravenimage says

      Aug 15, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      Jay, I believe Anne meant that the Christian clerics she knows would not be in danger because they do not assert their love of Christ.

      This is a criticism of the priests and bishops she knows; it is not gloating over someone being imprisoned for voicing their beliefs–*that* would be shadenfreude.

  12. Jay Boo says

    Aug 14, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    Good Morning Muslim World

    Why are Muslims so insecure about Muhammad’s legacy?
    Why are Muslims so slavish to their fragile vanity?

    Christians do not feel the same desperate need to jail any Muslim who claimed that Islam will outshine Christianity.
    Think about that for a moment, if you dare.
    Think long and hard about the fear and spiritual emptiness that Islam imposes on its followers like rats stuck in their self made cages as you claw your way to appeasing an indifferent god figure while attempting to earn piety points for a carnal lust 72 virgin ‘Paradise’ prize.

    As you celebrate your Pyrrhic victory, look in the mirror.
    See what you have become.

  13. Debi Brand says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 2:04 am

    “the light of Jesus would outshine that of Islam.”

    Amen, and that is a priceless declaration.

  14. The Bull says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 4:34 am

    They must be so insecure in their own beliefs to do this. Utterly ridiculous. Muslims keep telling us in the West that The Sharia will dominate worldwide. what do we do about it. Give them welfare cheques!

  15. Crusades Were Right! says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 4:42 am

    Are the European leaders, American government, Church leaders, “Human Rights” groups, etc, doing anything about this? How come I didn’t see this story on CNN?

    • Kepha says

      Aug 15, 2016 at 5:17 pm

      They’ll probably condemn Slimane Bouhafs for “hate speech”.

  16. SD says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 7:42 am

    Not 1 Western leader says a thing. They dont care.

  17. Ross Lloyd says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 9:15 am

    These Moslems just give me the sh..s.

  18. Kay says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Terrible.
    Also, let’s pray that this man is given grace upon grace and is even able to convert his prisoners. Jesus, light of the world, empower us.

  19. Rachel Cohen says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Jesus Christ–already outshines Islam and every other godless religion evil humans whore themselves to. Those who worship allah–are worshiping Satan himself.

  20. Anthony Broomell says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 5:07 pm

    I believe Jesus Christ will Outshine Islam

  21. Kepha says

    Aug 15, 2016 at 5:17 pm

    Slimane Bouhafs– One more person whom I will not see in Heaven, for he will be so much closer to the Throne of God. He is one of whom the world is not worthy (Hebrews 11:38).

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