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Mob Kills Cleric Accused of Blasphemy During Political Rally in Pakistan

Less than three months after an irate mob stormed a police station in Pakistan and killed a man accused of blasphemy, a cleric became

Blasphemy a Capital Offense in Some Countries, Expunged in Others

In 1988 Salmon Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a book which Muslims thought disparaged Islam. Riots broke out in Muslim countries, and shortly thereafter,

Religious News from Around the Web, Feb 3rd 2020

Iran vs. Religion, Mass Wedding, Same-Sex Adoption, Religious School Funding, Christians Released, Should Churches Report Child Abuse? William Barr Warns of Militant Secularism, Catholic

Pakistan Acquits Christian Woman from Blasphemy Death Sentence

Pakistan Acquits Christian Woman from Blasphemy Death Sentence

by Usman.pg [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons The ruling has sparked violence across the country The Supreme Court of Pakistan has overturned

Indonesia Sentenced Buddhist Woman with “Insulting Islam” after Complaining a Mosque was too Loud

Concerns have been raised about the slow erosion of the country's secular fabric A court in Indonesia sentenced Meiliana, an Indonesian of ethnic Chinese

Ireland will Vote on Removing Blasphemy from Constitution

Ireland will Vote on Removing Blasphemy from Constitution

This law has no bearing in modern Ireland Charlie Flanagan, the Justice and Equality Minister of Ireland, announced that the Government of Ireland has

Facebook, Twitter Asked by Pakistan to Identify Blasphemers

Pakistan requests assistance from Facebook and Twitter to persecute blasphemers. The Pakistani government has asked Facebook and Twitter to help identify Pakistani citizens accused