Blasphemy

For instance, Salman Taseer, the former Governor of Punjab, was assassinated by his in January 2011 as a result of his outspoken opposition to the blasphemy law and support for blasphemy convict extremist organizations praised Taseer’s killer, as a hero.

Arafat Mazhar, the director of Alliance Against Blasphemy Politics, a group advocating against the misuse of blasphemy laws, told AFP that the alarming rise in cases was not because people "are suddenly more blasphemous".

Religious satire and blasphemy accusations Author Richard Webster comments in A Brief History of Blasphemy (1990) that "internalised censorship played a significant role in the handling" of Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Abortion has become such a secular sacrament that to point out this inconsistency is almost regarded as blasphemy in our 'progressive' society.

A mob of youngsters beat a Muslim man to death in Pakistan on Saturday after the victim was accused of blasphemy, the police said, the latest killing in the country related to religious sensitivities.

Blasphemy against any recognized religion is punishable by a fine or execution under Pakistan’s Penal Code.

Blasphemy is a highly sensitive and incendiary issue in Pakistan.

He further noted that concerted efforts would be made across all levels to discourage illegal actions under the guise of blasphemy or religious insult.

Here comes The Exorcist amped at 10 and violating some of the last taboos remaining in America – those involving children and blasphemy.

He was accused by Pakistani laborers of blasphemy after criticizing two drivers working on the project of taking too much time to pray during work hours.

If they engage in this sort of blasphemy again I doubt that I will ever tune in to that network.

I know it’s blasphemy to suggest a fan favorite isn’t going to be an All-Pro, but there you have it.

In 2017, an angry mob lynched university student Mashal Khan who was found to be falsely accused of blasphemy.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An outlawed Islamist political party with the main objective of protecting Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws and punishing blasphemers has been linked to violence against Christians last week in which several churches were burnt.

It also makes the charge of blasphemy an offense for which bail is not possible.

Kano state must have topped up above any other states on counted charges of blasphemy in the northern part of Nigeria.

Khan, who is also chairman of the opposition party, said he has over 100 court cases pending against him, including blasphemy, sedition and terrorism.

Notwithstanding the local context of the beheading, it is a continuation of the broader global trend of targeted assassination over blasphemy charges.

No wonder Caiaphas found Him guilty of blasphemy.

Other countries in the Middle East, like Saudi Arabia, also allow for death sentences to be imposed for blasphemy.