Posts Tagged ‘blasphemy’
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2 Egyptian boys convicted of desecrating Koran, but released
A court in Egypt has quietly found two Coptic Christian boys guilty of “showing contempt for Islam” but only remanded them to the custody of their parents, an attorney for one of the children said.
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Blasphemy appeal for Pakistani Christian adjourned until February
Younis Masih, a Pakistani Christian, who was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy – he had asked some Muslims to “turn down the music” of a Muslim religious song -- and has been suffering in prison for more than seven years...
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Pakistan Supreme Court confirms decision to drop blasphemy case
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an appeal to reopen a blasphemy case against a 14-year-old Christian girl, who had been accused of burning verses from the Koran
Christian Living
Keeping the faith: Get out!!!
Churches are peculiar places. I’ve had the opportunity to serve a few of them. Some of my pastoral experiences have been overwhelmingly rewarding: Baptisms, weddings, the transformation of individuals and families. Some other e...
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Pakistani preacher jailed for sermon at funeral
An evangelist accused of defaming Islam was telling mourners at a funeral about the sacrifice of Christ when Muslims present took offence, his son said.
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Mob sets Pakistan girls’ school on fire over alleged blasphemy
A large number of people, including activists from religious parties, have ransacked and set on fire a girls’ school in Lahore, Pakistan, and clashed with police following reports that a question paper for a test had contained ...
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Christian children arrested for defiling Quran in Egypt
International Christian Concern has learned that two Christian boys were arrested in Egypt on Sunday for allegedly desecrating pages of a Quran.
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Vatican walks a fine line on trying to combat blasphemy
Just one week after Pope Benedict XVI ended his successful visit to Lebanon, the country's most senior Catholic leader called for a United Nations resolution “that will ban denigrating religions.”
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Christian human rights group in Pakistan ‘welcomes’ the release of Rimsha Masih
A Christian human rights group in Pakistan has issued a statement to the ASSIST News Service, welcoming the release on bail of Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl charged under 295B of the country’s controver...
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Rimsha Masih, Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy, 14, released on bail into protective custody
A court has ordered that Rimsha Masih, the 14 year old accused of blasphemy, is to be released into protective custody, on bail security of approx. $10,500. It’s rare that bail is granted in a blasphemy case, partly for the def...