Blasphemy

Capital punishment has been a hot topic for quite some time now. In earlier times it was merely a way to punish as well as an attempt to deter members of society from committing heinous crimes. In the last century we have actively monitored the effects of capital punishment, and this has revealed the truth. It is for these reasons capital punishment is not morally acceptable.

Lisa Curtis (2016) writes about Pakistan’s history with regard to religious minorities. She mentions the drive behind creating a true Islamic state and how this has affected the treatment of religious minorities. Curtis describes the 1980s as a key period in the establishment of the discord between Pakistan’s Muslims and the country’s religious minorities, such as Christians. With the tightening of blasphemy laws in this period by Zia ul-Haq more in a push towards having a single religion country, resulted in an imbalance of rights between Pakistan’s religions. Curtis states that blasphemy allegations were often fabricated, and still are today, in an attempt to intimidate minorities. Blasphemy laws are very vague with little detail about what a violation entails. But the part of the laws that is most related to intolerance is that there is no requirement of evidence for the charge of blasphemy. This results in many innocent people being accused of blasphemy simply for their religion. In The Golden

Legendary boxer and famous figure for the Muslim community, Muhammad Ali once said: “The word 'Islam ' means 'peace. ' The word 'Muslim ' means 'one who surrenders to God. ' But the press makes us seem like haters.” As Ali points out the United States public today has criminalized the religion of Islam and this has caused discrimination on the structural level. Citizens in the United States expect that they are not subject to marginalization and be treated equally. Instead what Muslim constituents are finding is that they are being treated unfairly by law enforcement. Undermining the laws of the United States sets a dangerous precedent for the future. Thus it is absolutely crucial that the United States federal

The first thing that comes to mind when you hear that, is probably stoning or even beheadings. These are called Hudud laws, and yes they are a part of Sharia. However, before you make your mind up on this matter, these are not punishments that any random Muslim citizen can act upon. These form of capital punishments are left for the judiciary to determine; just the same as capital punishment in the United State, and even Australia not too long ago. However, stoning and beheadings are rarely ever done, and in fact Saudi Arabia is the only country the really practices beheadings as a form of capital punishment. The vast majority of Muslim countries do not allow either of these, and the vast majority of Muslims agree with these punishments being

In an article entitled “Ahmed Mohammad, handcuffed for making clock, Is Suing,” Daniel Victor investigates how muslim people are often discriminated and called bombers and terrorists. First, Victor discusses the facts of the case and how Ahmed was arrested. The reading also describes the fact that people often think that the words muslim and terrorist coincide, a form of discrimination. In addition, Victor tells us that Ahmed’s school suspended him, and he was getting countless death threats. Moreover, Victor states that the Mohammad family is suing Ahmed’s high school for falsely getting him arrested. Finally, Victor concludes that Ahmed along with his family moved to Qatar to turn over a new leaf and start a new life free of hatred and discrimination.

This can be seen when discussing France as a secular nation, how religion and the state are at conflict with each other and how adherents of Islam are uniform with beliefs in relation to this potentially unconstitutional law.

Often, offenders are deprived of their liberties to prevent damage and impairment of public institutions and practices, in accordance with the public harm principle. EXPLAIN (1 SENTENCE) The reasons for a hate crime, can correlate with one’s behavior. This can be a result of repressed memories and feelings of guilt to commit the crime, according to the psychoanalytical theory as there is a compelling need to be punished. The accused perhaps was forced to believe at an early age, one religion was the blame for violence, as there was a constant reminder from a guardian or the media. The accused was forced to believe this, however felt it was incorrect, thus commits the crime to be punished for such degrading thoughts. As well, when examining the situation through the conflict theory, the accused may argue that their morality is defined by their social group which hold a struggle to maintain and keep their power. The social group may be ISIS, or a specific culture/religion which is unknown in this article. It can be predicted that this social group has set morals of victimizing a

Inside these changes, we can review the religious discrimination, the inequality of genders, and the intolerance of same sex marriage. The religious discrimination is penalized in almost all the countries of the world; nevertheless, there exists the discrimination of religion based on recent terrorist attacks. There should be a law that protects the most important part of human beings: their individual rights, without this one harming the rights of the group. For example, how does the use of Muslim swim suits

Currently in third world countries the oppression is rampant; in the country Bangladesh a blogger was killed because of his difference in belief. "Cleaving a writer's head with a machete is fitting punishment for expressing views they do not like."(The Editorial Board), shows just how far opposing views in religion can be taken. In other third world countries there are laws that forbid people from expressing other religion deemed unholy by the government. Within Pakistan “They used their mobile phones secretly to record him reading a verse from the Qur'an. Soon afterwards, Ahmad was arrested on blasphemy charges."( "A Question of Belief.") Ahmed was charged with blasphemy for having different views about the Qur’an. But, the people who are courageous enough to take a stand are the ones who will bring about change. "The prayer vigils, the courageous few who protect those of another faith, or the activists who seek to change government policy."( "As Persecution of Faithful Rises, so Does the Religious Response."), these are the people that will change their government’s belief in that certain religions are

Within a theocracy the minority of those who practice a religion other than the national religion are either ignored or severely punished. An example of this is the Islamic states, who have accepted Sharia Law as it’s foundation for it laws and government. In Saudi Arabia, there is no tolerance for those who do not adhere to the divine law expressed within the Quran. The result of disobedience is lashings, beheadings, stonings and crucifixions. In February 2012, a man by the name of Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr was arrested for participating in an anti-government protest, he was later brutally put to death by public crucifixion along with forty-seven other rebels. Another illustration of the negative effects of a theocracy is during the brief ruling of Girolamo Savonarola in Florence, 1494. Savonarola despised anything that deviated from the heart of the Bible. He put an end to the many festivals the Florentines took pleasure in and infamously started the bonfire of the vanities in 1497. This consisted of him burning art, poetry, statues, mirrors and other items considered vain. Although the provided examples are extreme, it encapsulates the essence of the lack of tolerance for freedom of speech and thought within a theocratic

The topic of capital punishment being right or wrong is an argument of sorts that many people debate upon on a daily basis. This argument is literally an argument over life or death for a particular group of individuals. That stated reason is why this topic is argued upon so intently on both sides. The idea of, “capital punishment is wrong”, is the statement I’d like to focus on, and argue against that idea.

Capital punishment has been used around the world for many thousands of years as a way of enforcing justice when someone has done wrong by what standards that the cultures have. Over the past few centuries capital punishment has started to be questioned by many people in Europe and in the United States. Many people who support the death penalty cite reasons such as deterrence and not wanting to spend money a person who will never be a productive member of society again. Many who are in opposition to the death penalty say that the death penalty is

Death penalty is an ancient punishment since time immemorial. It has been used as a way of resolving blood feds and it is more of a thing of the past. The modern contemporary society must adapt a more human procedure to punish those accused of doing wrong. However, it is important to note that there are a minimum number of offenses that an

Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behaviour towards holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs.

Trace the origin of the law of blasphemy and explain the relevance or otherwise of this law