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blasphemy"s black law is gift of zia and we all know public is much more blind in Pakistan
^^^the british? i dont think so.
For background, here is the text of the original law introduced into the Indian Penal Code by British colonial rulers in 1860:
Section 295: Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class:
Whoever destroys, damages, or defiles a place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Here is the version of one of the added clauses which have caused so much acrimony in Pakistan, as amended in 1986 by Pakistans then military ruler, General Zia-ul-Haq:
Section 295-C: Use of derogatory remarks, etc, in respect of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.
The amendment loses any acknowledgement of intent. Yet intent is not only a fundamental part of any legal system but also an essential attribute of faith. Indeed when Britain abolished its own archaic blasphemy laws in 2008, and these were replaced with laws against inciting religious and racial hatred, the idea of intent was retained.
Living Armstrongism: The Oppression of Pakistan's Man Made Blasphemy Law
Thats partly the point safriz.
These people dont usually say anything about the prophet pbuh. They get accused by some idiot, over trivial matters, and the shitstorm starts. You cannot prove them guilty, or not guilty, because they are weak and will always be outnumbered by the mob.
In the video, there's one woman who lent her neighbour 2000rs, but when it came time to get the money back, the neighbour decided she was guilty of blasphemy. That kind of triviality when it comes to religion makes me sick.
Obsessed with Blasphemy..aren't we??
One simple solution will be....Dont say anything about someone who is not important for you?
If somebody doesn't believe in Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) He is not of any importance for them,and that should be the end of story..Why not keep away from wasting your thoughts and energy by commenting and thinking about someone who in their opinion was an insignificant person from desert or probably didn't exist.I...and lame illiterate baseless comments about Him are nothing more than an intentional attempt of provoking anger among those who really think Him to be an important person...
Every such attempt of disturbing public peace should be punishable....
I am not in favor of random vigilante justice..but yes..Such bad intentions of disturbing masses by spewing out hate and insult against a most respected religious icon should remain Punishable by law..
And fortunately still in Pakistan Majority believe in Respecting the Prophet to the highest degree..The confused minority can find some other place or country to fulfill their useless,unnecessary distorted right of self expression...Majority Rules?
If the minority has a problem with this law then surely not without a reason.