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I spoke to British city councillor Raza Anjum about 10 hours ago who told me that right wing Muslim groups were preparing to rally against any changes in Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. He told me that the ruling party leaders had proposed changes in the laws which criminalize speaking against Muhammad.…
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Victoria Rigel plays two recorders at one time to achieve a beautiful rendition of this Christmas hymn. Yours truly provided the guitar accompaniment. . . If you cannot play this app then click here to hear the song…
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While most of us are making last minute Christmas purchases, Christians in Pakistan are hoping for a peaceful rally on Christmas day. As I note in this column on Christian Post today, the situation there is tense. Without leaving her jail cell in the Punjab province of Pakistan, Asia Bibi, the…
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UPDATE: Paul Canning has this story from all angles. He has the vote changes listed and notes that 47 countries switched votes from the last time this issue came up. His summary demonstrates the striking changes in votes from the first time around when sexual orientation was removed as a…
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If RenewAmerica has a Christmas party, I want to attend just to watch Jamie Freeze take on the good ol’ boys. Jamie is a young conservative woman and a student at Regent University law school who thinks the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a good thing. Elsewhere, on the…
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This radio broadcast is the best summary of the Asia Bibi case I have found. Click the link to listen to this segment on Windows Media Player. Radio Australia – Asia Bibi You hear from Ms. Bibi who describes the false charges of blasphemy, the Governor who wants to pardon her,…
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…and guess who is #7? More Ugandans who have trouble with the Anti-Homosexuality Bill; perhaps the country is not as monolithic as some would have us believe.
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Asia Bibi, the Christian woman in Pakistan convicted of blasphemy against Muhammad and sentenced to death, has an appeal hearing this week. However, don’t expect the legal profession as an institution to help her or push for human rights. This article in Pakistan’s The Nation, quotes the President of Pakistan’s…
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This morning Barbara Bradley Hagerty has a Morning Edition spot on Uganda reminding us that the Rolling Stone case may be decided this week. In October, a tabloid called Rolling Stone — no relation to the American magazine — published an article headlined “100 Pictures of Uganda’s Top Homos Leak.”…
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Don’t ask, don’t tell will soon enter a new phase likely to be the end of the policy due to the Senate vote today. Open forum…
