Pakistanis protest pope’s appeal on blasphemy laws
January 14, 2011 at 1:40 am in Grand Forks Herald
Islamist protesters demonstrated in Pakistan today against a call by Pope Benedict XVI for the government to scrap blasphemy laws that stipulate the death sentence for anyone insulting Islam’s prophet, Muhammad. Continue Reading
I protest Pakistan’s persecution of Christians.
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Pakistan as a country doesn’t persecute Christians — but some religious zealots in Pakistan do — and to that extent, I agree with zardoz. In turn, I hope he agrees with me that ALL attempts to force religious dogma on unwilling others should be protested. If only all Americans (and all other countries) could see why separation of church and state is such a good idea! In case any readers didn’t know it, today (Jan 16) is Religious Liberty Day. For more details, and some superb quotes from Jefferson and Madison, see: http://blog.au.org/2011/01/14/superb-statute-celebrate-religious-liberty-january-16/?utm_source=au-homepage&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Recently-on-homepage
Happy Religious Freedom Day!
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