February 23, 2005

Christian Sentenced to Seven Years in Pakistan for Tearing Up Quran

Our allies, those loveable Pakistanis, are at it again. Remember, Pakistan is a moderate Islamic country. At least this poor man didn't get the maximum sentence. The maximun sentence for blasphemy is death under all systems of Islamic law.

Daily Times via Jane:

Chishtian Civil Judge Muhammad Ashraf Bhatti on Wednesday sentenced Bashir Masih, 30, to seven years rigorous imprisonment on charges of desecrating the Quran.... A court official alleged that Bashir Masih was a magician cum exorcist and police had caught him tearing a copy of the Quran in Chak No 109/Fateh in Bahawalnagar district last year. Bashir was tried under Section 295-B of the Blasphemy Law. The convict confessed to the crime, saying tearing the Quran was part of the magic he was doing.

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1 I wonder how long I'd get for admitting I wipe my ass with pages from the Quran?

Posted by: Andre at February 23, 2005 09:18 PM (2kPXV)

2 What about burning one?

Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at February 23, 2005 09:27 PM (JQjhA)

3 Damn. If rippin' up a Quran/Koran/Satan's Book O' Fun is magic...I'm friggin' David Copperfield.

Posted by: ericobaylor at February 23, 2005 11:03 PM (Msghs)

4 Magic or no, if ripping up a book gets you jail time I'm not sure how this is different than Soviet Russia.

Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at February 24, 2005 07:58 AM (JQjhA)

5 Yeah, but since they're capturing and killing Al Qaeda members, I don't think anyone in the West really cares.

Posted by: Venom at February 24, 2005 08:45 AM (dbxVM)

6 To quote Ned Flanders, "It's a dilly of a pickle we're in." In the long-run Pakistan will produce more terrorists because of the intolerant ideology of Islamism (Pakistan is a sharia state). In the short run if we don't back the dicatator we get terrorists NOW. Can any one think of a way out of this dilemma?

Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at February 24, 2005 08:48 AM (JQjhA)

7 The terrorist problem right now is only as large as it has been because bin Laden is independently wealthy and can pull off the kind of big-scale attacks (as well as with increased frequency) that have put everyone in the West on edge. No big surprise there. The fact is that, as you point out, if you back the current dictator in Pakistan, you have the opportunity to bag a number of Al Qaeda operatives and, hopefully, land the big fish himself. Do that, and the whole terrorist network pretty much comes down on itself without the financial support to keep it up. Pakistan in the long-run may produce a lot of people who are "anti-U.S., anti-West," but I think if you keep supporting them in dismantling the network, you eliminate a lot more problems that would pop up in the future. It's the same as with the discussion of Russia's crackdown on terrorists. I'd be wary of any kind of alliance with either Pakistan or Russia, but since they're doing their part on the GWOT, I guess you can't find fault with that.

Posted by: Venom at February 24, 2005 09:00 AM (dbxVM)

8 That's a Quran lighting not a Quran burning. And when I'm not wiping with Quaran Pages I like to use the remaining pages to get the old smoker BBQ started. So many uses so few pages.

Posted by: Andre at February 24, 2005 09:35 AM (2kPXV)

9 Andre is obviously fishing for a fatwa!

Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at February 24, 2005 10:59 AM (JQjhA)

10 I'm begging for one, oh, I had the sniffles a bit earlier and my nose was all filled up with runny stuff so I took a Quran page out and blew my nose into it. There, 3 uses for Qurans: 1) TP for the bunghole 2) kindle for a smoker BBQ 3) Klenex for the nose. Maybe a fourth one would be a paper walk way on carpets to keep the carpet clean. Just don't know if that can be done with just one Quran, I'll have to try that inorder to know for sure.

Posted by: Andre at February 24, 2005 11:55 AM (2kPXV)

11 We're on a roll! Use number 5 for pages torn from the Oh-So-Holy Koran: Pooper scooper. In my city it's a law that if one's dog craps on somebody else's lawn, the owner has to clean up. I've found Koran pages to be just the perfect size, thickness and texture for wrapping a big old steaming hot turd, just like Arafat's kaffiyah.

Posted by: spaztastic at March 29, 2005 07:01 PM (BW/DU)

12 Use #6 of the holy Quran: I just recently got a new puppy, and it's in the "house breaking years." I only get the Sunday paper, so I didn't have much to work with... so I shredded the Quran and smothered my dog's cage with it... works quite well might I add... PLUS! I got to actually read the paper for once.

Posted by: sartina at April 27, 2005 07:46 PM (7tIoo)

13 i think rather than using the Quran on all things mentioned above, I'll bet the Damn Holy Bible would be of better suggestion. And another it is also good to shove it up you people assess... )

Posted by: zulu at August 12, 2005 02:19 AM (YYkrZ)

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