Tuesday, June 21, 2011

A New Threat To Christians In Pakistan: a New Reason For Death Sentences?

'Release International has condemned calls to ban the Bible in Pakistan on grounds of ‘blasphemy’ against Islam. An extremist group has declared the Bible blasphemous and pornographic, containing passages that are ‘a cause of humiliation against Muslims.’
‘Christians in Islamic nations are usually referred to as “People of the Book”, says Andy Dipper, CEO of human rights organisation Release International. ‘But if extremists now claim the Book itself is blasphemous, then what persecution lies in wait for the People of the Book – Christians?
Fortunately, at the moment this is just a fringe group but past experiences lead us to .....

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Killers and rapists to be freed early. ‘Reckless’ scheme could see up to 6,000 serious criminals released to tackle prisons overcrowding cri...