Sentences with phrase «charges of blasphemy»

Mistaking art for religion has long risked charges of blasphemy, like the assaults on Chris Ofili, Andres Serrano, David Wojnarowicz, and «Hide / Seek.»

«His distraught family have expressed great disappointment that Mukhtar Masih died with charges of blasphemy over his head.

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 (Mar. 13): Salvation Army colonel and Pakistan territory director Robert J. Ward confirms that pastor Asghar Nizam Ranjha has been relocated after «unfounded» charges of blasphemy against him.

Of the charge of blasphemy we hear nothing further; that was something of which the Roman court could not take cognizance.

Meetings of the Sanhedrin after sunset being unofficial (14:53 - 65), they assemble again in the morning (Friday) to confirm the charge of blasphemy.

The charge of blasphemy expresses not so much a rational judgment as a passionate, almost instinctive, revulsion of feeling against what seems to be a violation of sanctities.

Why does Matthew not explain the charge of blasphemy?

By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN)- Activists presented a petition Tuesday to the United Nations Human Rights Council calling on Pakistan to free a Christian mother of five from being put to death on the charge of blasphemy.

How could God be elevated in position Its totally illogical — how can you ignore that Jesus himself refuted the charge of blasphemy that he was God, saying clearly he was the son of God.

Not exact matches

Per the Gospels, Jesus of Nazareth was brought up on charges of Sedition and Blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, led by Ciaphas and his father -LRB-- in - law) Annas.

He was charged with blasphemy earlier this year after a video emerged of him denouncing Muslims who say the Koran prohibits non-Muslims from holding political offices.

Nasir Saeed, the director of CLAAS, said this is not the first time that a child has been charged with a blasphemy offence and that this boy «may have never have even heard of the word blasphemy».

Were he to either lose the [upcoming Jakarta governor's] election because of this situation, or face jail for blasphemy charges, that would be a very serious setback for pluralism in Indonesia.»

Update (July 2): World Watch Monitor reports that Rimsha Masih, the teenage Christian girl who was exonerated of blasphemy charges earlier this year, and her family have relocated to Canada.

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.

``... very strong politically correct and left - wing revisionist history attitude or tone that's also Anti-American (especially a vague charge against «U.S. foreign policy»), and strong anti-capitalist elements... blasphemy, implied urinating, vomiting, scatological humor, and comments on breast feeding and sexual parts of people's bodies; light brief violence includes beating on car window and trying to damage car, man comically shoves people off a stage, man burns books; sexual content includes homosexual references, implied adultery with a pregnancy out of wedlock, talk about a priest raping boy in the past, a giant condom balloon placed on church steeple, references to real condoms, implied fornication; upper male nudity, man wears a dress; alcohol use and drunkenness; smoking and marijuana use depicted, including eating marijuana brownies; and, strong miscellaneous immorality includes lying, stealing, revenge, rebellion, dysfunctional family portrayed, father is a pothead and a drinker and lives in a trailer»

In its judgment against Qadri, the Supreme Court warned against the misuse of blasphemy charges.

she converted to Catholicism not Christianity and she says she converted because the morals fit her own not because she believes in the trinity... I believe the 10 commandments are a good set of guidelines for the world but I still do not believe in an all powerful being in charge of our «souls»... (if she had converted to Jehovahs witness she would not be saved since to them the holy spirit is a force not part of god thus its blasphemy)..

Between 1540 and 1700, for example, the Spanish Inquisition reviewed 44,701 charges of heresy, blasphemy, sexual offenses, superstition and witchcraft.

... «Assuredly, I [Jesus] say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation;» because they said, «He has an unclean spirit»» (NKJV, emphasis added / Note: The Pharisees made the same charge in Mat 9:34.).

but it seem the Christians on this site have already jumped to conclusions, just like the Muslims did about the blasphemy charge of a Pakistani girl.

The charge is blasphemy, but the Jewish courts probably do not have the power of capital punishment (see John 18:31).

In September, an Iranian court acquitted Nadarkhani of blasphemy charges, but sentenced him to three years of prison for evangelizing Muslims.

Today a judge delayed bail for Rimsha Masih, arrested earlier this month on blasphemy charges, questioning the validity of a medical report confirming the girl's age and mental condition.

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.

Good in theory, but now resulting in manufactured revenge accusations against minority communities where a blasphemy charge is hard to prove, frequently goes the way of the mob, is used to settle old grudges and I believe carries the death penalty.

@boob: «Dale McAlpine was charged with causing «harassment, alarm or distress» after a h0m0 police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of «sins» referred to in the Bible, including blasphemy, drunkenness and same s relationships.»

Dale McAlpine was charged with causing «harassment, alarm or distress» after a h0m0 police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of «sins» referred to in the Bible, including blasphemy, drunkenness and same s relationships.

Residents of Marco village in the province of Beni Suef south of Cairo filed complaints against the two brothers, Mina Nadi, 9, and Nabil Nadi, 10, who were then detained on Tuesday and charged with blasphemy, lawyer Gamal Eid said.

The United Nations is in danger of creating a global blasphemy law that would make religious criticism a crime, charges a new report from the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU).