Angered by the perceived blasphemy of the Prophet Mohammad, a Pakistani lawyer named Muhammad Azhar Sidiqque has petitioned the nation’s highest court to charge the three founders of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes with the death penalty.
None of the three men are currently involved with the Facebook company which was originally conceived as a harmless social networking site for those seeking love and other elusive commodities on line.
The basis for the charges is Section 295-C of Pakistan’s Penal Code which clearly states that “use of derogatory remarks etc., in respect of the Holy Prophet, whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable for fine.”
The charges were filed after Zuckerberg hosted a “Draw Muhammad” contest, but the Pakistani law enforcement agencies have not yet acted on those accusations.
This current indictment comes in the wake of and is perhaps an over-reaction to last month’s court orders to ban the entire Facebook site from Pakistan because a German woman created an “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” while using Facebook.
The charges against the three men could possibly lead to a request for the death penalty and if this Pakistani lawyer has his way, he will see his named enemies shipped to Pakistan, executed and still faced with paying a fine after death!
While no one has the right to disrespect the religious beliefs of another, it would seem a bit extreme to punish such action with death. Are not the qualities of kindness, understanding and forgiveness more in line with the tenets of all the world’s major religions when they are broken down to the basics?
What do YOU think about this?
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Ypthor
“While no one has the right to disrespect the religious beliefs of another…”
Excuse me? When did this happen?
doodiepants
Of course they have the right to disrespect another religion.
Look Islam disrespects itself just fine.
http://doodiepants.com/2010/06/22/questions-and-a…
patti
first off, I have the right to disrespect whatever the hell I want. It’s a human right and in America, it’s call the First Amendment, Right to Free Speech.
To “disrespect” another’s beliefs might not be the nicest thing to do, but it’s certainly not illegal. People in the Middle East disrespect many people and religions, races, etc, and yet they face no anger or backlash over their actions of MURDER and “disrespect”…yet they think they can dictate how the world talks about them? I’d say behead them all and let Allah sort it out.
Peace Isnt Possible
Excellent comment, it is idiotic for those said free thinking middle eastern counties to think in such a closed minded way, everyone has the right to speak there mind, but they shouldn't force there beliefs onto others especially people who set examples to the world i.e. the USA & UK, of how people of different cultures can pull together, create and innovate,
Jess
We get called racists when we disrespect them…. yet they can do/say what ever they want about our customs and beliefs and we're still the racists.
Political correctness kiss my ……
Oh yeah and Ban the Burkha…. If we can't go into a Bank or other public place with face covered by a helmet or something else they the Burkha is no different
evil
O-|-< This is a stick figure of Jesus.
O-|-< This is a stick figure of Buddha.
O-|-< This is a stick figure of Joseph Smith.
O-|-< This is a stick figure of Vishnu.
O-|-< This is a stick figure of Muhammad.
Yet only one religion would want to kill me for disrespecting their beliefs.,,
safilia
am with you on t hat
You
I'm also with you on that
Valentine
Heh) this article has discovered a new definition of love – it's merely an elusive commodity 🙂
Eric Havaby
You charge someone with a crime. Not a penalty. Your headline is nonsensical.
Loren
How do you charge someone with the death penalty in the first place? It's not a crime, it's a punishment!
seriousthinking
Does anyone else see the "CIA"(the people who bought facebook) setting these guys up ?
Jan
Oh shut the F up, idiot.
Jef Porkins
I have the right to disrespect everybody's religious beliefs. I avidly disrespect all religions and the people that follow them. Religion is just superstition with a well written rulebook. It's juvenile and laughable. Feel free to disrespect me for it. If your deity is so powerful and so offended by my lack of respect, I don't see why your deity couldn't personally handle dishing out punishment without a court of law or the help of some wacko. I feel perfectly capable of dealing with those that would disrespect me personally without the aid of others. Does this make me more powerful than your deity?
billyboi
Have patience, oh fool. He will in His time. Not yours.
Naz
Freedom of speech? is that what they call it to draw the prophet Muhammad? Then why did they blocked every access to what's happening on Palestine by Israel and when we're showing it on youtube, facebook, and any other media, they blocked it in just a matter of 5 minutes?is that freedom of speech? when we're trying to show the world what's really happening, is that what we get? one day the world will know, if u don't believe me, search the truth, Israel is controlling everything, soon they'll step on everyone of you, fuc***** zionist
Slysirq
I understand on what you said Brother, Soon they'll take over everything. Right now US its really crumbling faster then i can type. haaha. Obama is picking a fight with Iran, while Clinton is picking a fight with North Korea…..i wonder what will happen if both wars ignite together….US might be over whelm and most probably Isreal is going to save US by demonstrating technology and weapon that we never seen before…….well anyway i might be wrong…..what are your thoughts?? Nazz
Jizz
Piggy Mohammad? Oh have you **cked that 5 years old girl again?
come on, do it now, otherwise you won't be able to go to heaven.
Atheist
Religious fanatics of all kinds, UNITE!!! And then perish…please!
Earnestly
Is this the peaceful stance of non-religion? Seems awfully similar to religious extremism… I must be confusing things. Carry on, fine chap!
dumb
religion is stupid, especially islam and so is mohammed, suck on that pakistan
Earnestly
Re: America.
Freedom of speech was designed to protect people from the government. It allows you to speak out without fear of retaliation. That's pretty much it. You can't yell fire in movie theater! Well, you can, but causing a panic like that is illegal.
sam
can you say bomb, in an airport or on a plane? try telling the TSA "free speech"
S R
That's repulsive. Insulting someone holy should be punished with death? Everyone has a different opinion on what is holy. The right to live is universal. Surely, the right to live is more important than respecting someone's religion. I respect whatever you believe in – However, I don't respect the view that someone should be killed for insulting a religious leader/prophet/whatever. It makes me angry that anyone could even think that way. I don't think of anyone as holy, not Jesus, not Mohammed, not Buddha or whomever. I don't care who is holy to you, I respect it, but I'm not gonna worship them. I'm not gonna insult them either, but if someone does, then surely they shouldn't die for it. Jesus, Buddha or Mohammed would never sentence someone to death over something so stupid as an insult. They would probably just forgive instead.
Susan
I wouldn't know what is the exact punishment in Islam, but in Islam, no prophet, whether it be Prophet Mohammed SWS, or Prophet Jesus. They are put in the highest possible standards and whoever intends any disrespect towards them should be punished.
Such religious disrespect should never have been allowed from the beginning and facebook should put restrictions on such things.
Thats my opinion and I stand by it.
Regards,
ohiokimono
People wonder why this religion has such a bad rep….then you see this and know why.
billyboi
I should think that if this "prophet mohammed" is so holy and powerful then he doesnt need mere humans to take care of him. The God of the Holy Bible doesnt. He will take care of these things in His own good time. Not ours.
bathory666
FUCK ISLAM!
Florin
I still don't see how one can appeal to the penal code of their country while charging someone not within their boarders. Put the Penal Codes of many countries in versus, and you could charge whole countries.
samm
exactly, its just someone angry for someone who's disrespecting their religion and wanted to get it out of his system, that's all. i am a Muslim, and these things used to make me very angry too, and it makes me angrier when i see other Muslims react in this manner. Recently i found out that the best thing to do is just not respond to people's actions that disrespects your religion, we have a saying in our religion "you have your religion and i have mine"
anyone has bad things to say about Islam? go ahead, say it, it just makes me smile now, i won't even explain why 🙂
Alecmino
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TxtOpAB0ckU/SLhVftD_PDI…
“The board of the foundation of the Museion in the city of Bolzano voted to keep the work by the late German artist Martin Kippenberger, the museum said in a statement.
The Pope feels so threatened by the frog that he had tried to intervene directly to get rid of him:
Earlier in August the pope had written a letter to Franz Pahl, the president of the Trentino-Alto Adige region that includes Bolzano, denouncing the sculpture.
It “has offended the religious feelings of many people who consider the cross a symbol of God’s love and of our redemption,” Pahl quoted the pope as writing in the letter.
Pahl himself has long opposed the display of “Zuerst die Fuesse” (“First the Feet” in German), even staging a hunger strike this summer and saying he would not seek re-election unless it was removed.
The museum then moved the statue out of its foyer and into a less trafficked area on the third floor.”
and they talked about death penalty what a bunch of morons
Marc Adler
“While no one has the right to disrespect the religious beliefs of another”.
Actually we do have that right here in the US.
Todd Williamson
UNACCEPTABLE! SEND US THE HERETIC SO THAT WE MAY KILL HIM.
thegoalkeepaa
@bathory666 Careful, brother.
thegoalkeepaa
I would rather let this go. I don’t want conflict. I’ll let Allah S.W.T. deal with this for only He can solve it.