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Originally Posted by rhadin
I suggest you read this article from today's New York Times. |
I have read it. So, what's your point? The article doesn't mention the Christian Bible. If you are referring to the case against
Asia Bibi who was sentenced to death by hanging for "blasphemy", the sentence has to be upheld in higher court before it can be executed. If executed, Bibi would be
the first person in Pakistan to be lawfully killed for blasphemy. That's a single case and note that the case against her does not involve the ownership of a Christian Bible. If you are referring to the fact that "... religious extremism that is on the rise in Pakistani society ...", I think that is hardly very surprising given the
secretive war that that US has been waging in some parts of
Pakistan, since 2004, which has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,365 people in Pakistan. My point is your statement, "... anyone who owns a copy ...", is an inaccurate generalisation that should not be applied to the entire population of 2.8 million Pakistani Christians (ie approximately equivalent to the population of Kansas).