Re: Pope Urges Blasphemy-Law Repeal
I disagree with the statement that the law is not the problem. The evidence is quite to the contrary. The current law is the problem. We had blasphemy law before the ammendments and how many people were accused or convicted of blasphemy? Very few if any. So what was the great need for the ammendments. If people were disrespecting the Holy Prophet(saw) in the presence of the previous law then a case could be made that it was not strict enough.
This is what happens when you use the name of islam to make laws which are actually against its teachings. The result will never be peace and harmony but fitna. The reason the current law was set up this way was to harass minorities plain and simple. There was absolutely no need for it as the previous law was working quite fine. This law has resulted in maligning the name of the holy prophet(saw) way more than any blasphemer could ever do. Is it not the height of disrespect and brutality that dozens of people have been killed and hundereds have had their lives ruined in the name of the one who was called mercy for all the worlds?