Islam
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 the latest…
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Tag: blasphemy laws
Islam
Opinion
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, Iran’s leader…
Bahá'í Faith
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 Schools in…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 3, 2020
Christianity
Pakistan Acquits Christian Woman from Blasphemy Death Sentence
The ruling has sparked violence across the country The Supreme Court of Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman by the name of…
Buddhism
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 origin, to…
Religion News
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 officially given…
Islam
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 of blasphemy.[/tweetit]…