Comments on: Free Asia Bibi

By: Wendy Leigh

Wendy Leigh — Wed, 30 May 2018 21:04:54 +0000

Shared with appropriate contacts. The movie The Stoning of Soroya gives a real good perspective on this very real problem. Most who may not agree will not go against the pack mentality or mob rule that reinforces these practices. The consequences for opposing is severe also.

By: Richard Willmer

Richard Willmer — Wed, 30 May 2018 21:04:54 +0000

I think it is … although I would not advocate ‘bushian’ methods for defending democratic pluralism!

It’s not confined to ‘islamism’ either, of course. Those of us watching the situation in Uganda know that well enough!

By: ken

ken — Wed, 30 May 2018 20:10:42 +0000

The NPR article does mention that no one has ever been executed because of blasphemy. It appears the bigger threat is from extremists trying to murder her.

I’m a little disappointed by the article though. It talks about the extremists, but doesn’t discuss how the ave. pakistani feels about this law. It does mention the islamic gov. Taseer is opposed to it, but the overall impression is that most pakistani support the law (and her conviction), which I suspect is not the case.

By: Richard Willmer

Richard Willmer — Wed, 30 May 2018 20:10:42 +0000

Of course, things like this matter to all of us: perhaps the great ‘political’ divide these days is between theocratic dictatorship and pluralist democracy (with many countries operating in a rather ‘schizophrenic’ manner). Many ‘religious’ folk find themselves firmly on the same side as many atheists on this one!

By: Richard Willmer

Richard Willmer — Wed, 30 May 2018 20:10:42 +0000

I’ve left a message on the number you have given.

Obviously, I knew about all this; our church takes in keen interest in the issue of the persecution of Christians in certain places.