Sentences with phrase «accused of blasphemy»

Ah the good old «A Word» — something one ought not dare use lest they be accused of blasphemy.

But it has been confirmed that a man from Edinburgh, also accused of blasphemy, was injured in the attack.

Update (Feb. 26): Morning Star News reports another rare instance in which a Christian accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has escaped sentencing on charges of blasphemy — at least for now.

Update (July 1): World Watch Monitor (WWM) reports that Pakistan has acquitted yet another Christian pastor accused of blasphemy, even as Asia Bibi spends her fourth year in prison while waiting for her appeal to be heard.

He said: «The lower court's judges always hesitate to make decisions on the merit, or free people accused of blasphemy, and instead transfer their burden to the higher court without realizing how their decision will impact the accused and their families» lives.»

The synagogue scene at Capernaum pictures Jesus being accused of blasphemy in connection with the forgiveness of sins (Mark 2.7), and, although this is, no doubt, an «ideal» or «typical» scene, we have no reason to doubt its essential correspondence to an aspect of the historical ministry of Jesus.

Bibi was beaten by a crowd and thrown into prison, accused of blasphemy and sentenced to death.

Despite the risk of being accused of blasphemy for disagreeing with Spencer, there are two strong indications in this text that not all is as clear as the Calvinist would have us believe.

When Jesus was accused of blasphemy because he claimed to be the Son of God, he answered the Jews: «Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

Both cases have caused national uproar; about 150 radical clerics have called on the government to hang Bibi and others accused of blasphemy.

Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl accused of blasphemy sits in helicopter after her release from jail in Rawalpindi.

Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, «I am God's Son»?

Not exact matches

That's why the high priest tore his robes and accused Jesus of blasphemy, because he recognized that Jesus, by quoting these OT passages to refer to Himself, that He was claiming to be God.

The blasphemy allegations are linked to comments Purnama made last year where he accused rivals of using the Quran to deceive people into not voting for him.

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)- A Christian girl accused of violating Pakistani blasphemy laws by allegedly burning pages containing texts from the Quran will have to wait at least another two weeks to learn her fate after a court ordered a stay of proceedings in her case Monday.

CNN: Setback for Pakistani teen facing blasphemy charges A Christian girl accused of violating Pakistani blasphemy laws by allegedly burning pages containing texts from the Quran will have to wait at least another two weeks to learn her fate after a court ordered a stay of proceedings in her case Monday.

Two years after Noreen was first accused of breaking the country's blasphemy laws, Taseer, leader of Pakistan's largest province, began speaking up on her behalf.

Reuters: Pakistani mob burns alive a man accused of desecrating the Koran A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of desecrating the Koran alive, police said Saturday, in the latest violence focusing attention on the country's blasphemy laws.

Asia Bibi was sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010, accused of insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad, something she denies.

The leader of the World Council of Churches has accused Breivik of blasphemy for using Christianity to justify his deeds.

Is the blasphemy Jesus was accused of not appalling, if it were true?

In turn, Jesus accuses these religious leaders of being close to committing a sin against the Holy Spirit, or blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

Nasir Saeed, Director of CLAAS - UK has accused Pakistan's blasphemy law of increasingly oppressing religious minorities.

Matt 7:2 Therefor you who have accused others of borderline blasphemy, may in fact be guilty of borderline blasphemy if in fact you are wrong.

@Me, Interesting that the punishment for blasphemy, which he was accused of, is stoning, whereas crucifixion is the sentence for political crimes against the state.

The Legal Affairs Committee resolved to reform the current blasphemy law, which holds the accused guilty merely on the basis of an alleged blasphemous act.

Just a few years ago, no party dared to express doubts over the Energiewende (Germany's transition to green energies), or to question it for fear of being accused of environmental blasphemy and treason.