Because the laws took the Bible as their reference point, it was possible to upheld liberty of conscience while at the same time restraining external acts like
blasphemy which were inimical to good order and government.
As early as 1835 he would write to Froude and comment on the abandonment of State prosecution for
blasphemy which has a contemporary flavour — and argues that «there should be some really working court of heresy and false doctrine.»
Not exact matches
He was certainly found guilty of
blasphemy and heresy,
which is absolutely right, because if what your book says is true then he deserved death, but the only way that would happen is under Roman law, from Pilate.
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the
blasphemy of them
which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
In the meantime, people easily fall into self - righteousness
which God hates the most after
blasphemy!
First, it is
blasphemy, secondly you know no redeemer
which could free you from your intrinsic evil.
That's the danger with the anthropomorphism of God... one people making self idolizing images of themselves of a human God vis - à - vis Jesus, making graven images of themselves, blonde hair blue eyed Jesus»... then elevating themselves above all other men, a self reinforcing feedback to oneselfs, as if they are Gods,
which is
blasphemy.
Mumtaz Qadri (below) was the bodyguard of the governor of Punjab Province Salman Taseer, but he murdered him in 2011 because he was an outspoken critic of the country's
blasphemy laws -
which are often used to target Christians and other minorities.
As a Muslim, I am horror - struck to see the Playboy magazine placed inside the Holy Bible,
which is
blasphemy according to Islam.
Finland — On 30 May 2008, Tampere District Court sentenced Seppo Lehto to two years and four months in prison for offences
which involve hate speech and
blasphemy.
Given all this that I have listed above,
which must necessarily be rather summary, religion brazenly stands up and demands RESPECT, and calls criticism not just
blasphemy and heresy, but «hate speech» and demands protection from such criticism.
Fourth, denial of Christ doesn't even fit the context here, since such a denial would be a
blasphemy against Jesus,
which He says will be forgiven.
If
blasphemy is actually a form of denial (
which I think it is), it would have to be against the Holy Spirit, not against Jesus Christ.
The Lahore judges who rejected her appeal conceded that they had based their ruling on a technicality,
which they recommended be eliminated in the future to make it much more difficult to achieve
blasphemy convictions.
The couple was thrown into an industrial kiln in an attack
which demonstrated how an allegation of
blasphemy - true or false - has sometimes prompted vicious violence in Pakistan.
Although he did not exercise it fully and showed through His submission His obedience to the Father as you see in the scriptures, he claimed oneness with God and even stated «Before Abraham was, I AM»
which the Jews considered
blasphemy as that is how God stated who he was to Moses.
Obviously, there is a sin of
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
which will not be forgiven.
When prayer is made a substitute for doing «the things
which belong unto peace,» it becomes
blasphemy.
Of the charge of
blasphemy we hear nothing further; that was something of
which the Roman court could not take cognizance.
Yet if we are not careful, we convert that directive into a sentimental
blasphemy,
which appeals to both liberals and conservatives in the church, but
which is dangerous in a way: when we issue calls for action on the basis of Christ's presence, there tends to be no stopping us.
The apparent purpose of this series of questions was to trap Jesus into a premature and public avowal of his messiahship, and thus into an act of
blasphemy for
which he could be arrested.
This series of posts begins by surveying the various views about the unforgivable sin,
which is also called «
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.»
The ultimate loyalty of the religious socialist will be to God, who alone brings peace and justice and bread to the «halt and the maimed» by becoming one with them —
which is the ultimate
blasphemy.
Governor «Ahok» Purnama was charged with
blasphemy last year after footage emerged of him at a political rally claiming that some Muslims have misinterpreted a verse in the Quran
which suggests Muslims should not be ruled over by people from other religions.
This word ברא, Barah
which means «to finish,» was mistranslated as «create» by the devil's followers, so that they could deceive People to falsely believe that the devil who creates Darkness and Evil is Yahweh,
which is
blasphemy against Holy Spirit Yahweh, to falsely claim that Yahweh created Darkness and Evil.
Then Mary said, «My daughter, look at My Heart surrounded with thorns with
which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment by their
blasphemies and ingratitude.
Quenching and grieving the Holy Spirit are basically a denial of what the Spirit is doing or a refusal to participate in His work,
which means
blasphemy against the Spirit must be more serious than these.
Blasphemy against the Spirit is also a sin, and is a sin
which will not be forgiven.
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.
The belief that Jesus was God Incarnate,
which is the linchpin of the Christian faith, is to a devout Jew pure
blasphemy.
The criminal code bill,
which the parliament approved in August and President Bidhya Devi Bhandari signed last Monday, establishes further constitutional protections for Hinduism (
which 80 % of the population practices) by restricting religious conversion and «hurting of religious sentiment,» or
blasphemy.
Leaders of these ministries sometimes state if other people write off supernatural healings, demonic exorcisms, and the gift of tongues as possibly coming from the devil, such people deny the power of the Holy Spirit and commit
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,
which supposedly is the unforgivable sin.
Mormons teach a perverted gospel of Jesus (Jesus and Satan are brothers, men can become gods
which is the biggest
blasphemy in the Bible and the root of all sin according to Genesis and the first commandment, polygamy is acceptable when Paul said that each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband, and more) and Romney fits the description of the man whom the people believe is a good man, but who is responsible for closing down U.S. companies and sending jobs overseas, having off - shore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, etc..
Neither has any doctrine ever so carefully defended itself against the most shocking of all
blasphemies, that after God had taken this step it then should be taken in vain, as though God and man coalesced in one and the same thing — never has any doctrine ever defended itself against this as Christianity has,
which defends itself by the help of the offense.
It leaves me completely numb and dumbfounded when i continually come across articles
which are far from the «Truth», misleading, erroneous, and a perfect example of heresy, not to mention
blasphemy!
But there is a reason we can not see God directly in our present existence because the Law of
Blasphemy exists (this takes the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ to understand,
which again is an answer too big for mankind alone to fathom).
, Luther asked Spalatin, groaning under the horror of seeing the Bull Exsurge
which had been delivered to the University on 11 October and shown to him that day: «The sheer extent of the
blasphemies in the Bull overwhelms me... I am convinced... that the last day is almost here.
Newbigin acknowledged that when the faith by
which he lived, a faith witnessing to what God has done uniquely for the world in Jesus Christ, is called «
blasphemy,» he was well and truly placed on the defensive.
That Servetus was guilty of
blasphemy, of a kind and degree
which is still punishable here in England by imprisonment.
@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.
I love tomatoes so much that I even occasionally take part in the
blasphemy that is «sun - dried tomatoes,» most of
which are about as dried out in the sun as I am this week — unfortunately not the case for either of us.
I have a glass of wine instead,
which is basically a form of
blasphemy because this bar's cocktails are so good that they've won awards.
It is also a part of the End
Blasphemy Laws campaign, which has succeeded in seeing five countries repeal their laws against blasphemy since it launched in 2015: https://end-blasphemy-
Blasphemy Laws campaign,
which has succeeded in seeing five countries repeal their laws against
blasphemy since it launched in 2015: https://end-blasphemy-
blasphemy since it launched in 2015: https://end-
blasphemy-
blasphemy-laws.org/
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.
The strange, self - interested, hermetically - sealed national debate we have been having - one in
which the interests of other countries are treated as meaningless and the concerns of critics are treated like
blasphemy - seems to extend to the formal economic documents the government is publishing.
The reason for six religions seems to be related to Indonesian
blasphemy laws, in particular the 1965 Presidential Decree of Blasphemy and the later clarification which named those six religions as the religions of I
blasphemy laws, in particular the 1965 Presidential Decree of
Blasphemy and the later clarification which named those six religions as the religions of I
Blasphemy and the later clarification
which named those six religions as the religions of Indonesia.
We labelled this pineapple «Mohammed», to encourage discussion about
blasphemy, religion, and liberty, as well as to celebrate the fact that we live in a country in
which free speech is protected, and where it is lawful to call a pineapple by whatever name one chooses.
Blasphemy includes finding faults in god or in the prophet,
which limits the argumentation you can have.
(This is
blasphemy,
which is why it's in BOLD.)