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  • 8
    Feb
    2011
    8:07am, EST

    Mob attacks two churches in Indonesia after blasphemy row

    Slamet Riyadi / AP

    A statue of Jesus Christ is left smashed on the floor at a church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia on Feb. 8. Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.

    Titian Silaban / EPA

    Police stand guard after a riot in Temanggung on Feb. 8. Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.Witnesses said at least nine people were rushed to the hospital with injuries and police led away some protesters for questioning.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire today in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.

    Antonius Richmond Bawengan, 58, was found guilty of distributing books and leaflets that "spread hatred about Islam" and sentenced to five years for blasphemy.

    Full story.

    4 comments

    I disagree, religion and faith seems to be part of what is wrong (or right) in the world and news today. In many countries a particular religion is more or less forced upon its people. In other countries certain religious groups or followers think it's their way or nothing.

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    Dec
    2010
    1:48pm, EST

    Hardliner cleric places a bounty on the life of a Pakistani mother accused of blasphemy

    Mohammad Sajjad / AP

    Pakistani cleric Maulana Yousef Qureshi, center, addresses a rally against Asia Bibi in Peshawar, Pakistan, Dec. 3, 2010. Qureshi offered a reward of $6,000 to anyone who kills Asia Bibi. Pakistan's president will not immediately pardon the Christian woman sentenced to die for insulting Islam but may do so later if an appeals court delays her case too long, an official said.

    Adrees Latif / Reuters

    The daughters of Asia Bibi pose with an image of their mother while standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura, Pakistan on Nov. 13. Asia Bibi, a Christian mother, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the first such conviction of a woman, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported. Bibi, 45, was handed down the death sentence by a court in Nankana district in central Punjab, the newspaper reported. Standing left to right is Esha, 12, Sidra, 18 and Eshum, 10.

    Mohsin Raza / Reuters

    Protesters hold placards while demanding the release of Asia Bibi at a rally in Lahore, Nov. 21, 2010.

    Msnbc.com story: Cleric offers reward to kill Christian woman

    27 comments

    Isn't that the Travelocity Gnome?

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