Yet, while some blasphemous Christians are killed as blood sport for enraged Muslim mobs, others are targeted for assassination by a select few.
For example, in July 2010 several gunmen in Punjab Province shot to death two Christian brothers accused of blasphemy, Rashid Emmanuel and Sajid Masih Emmanuel, as they left court handcuffed together on their way back to prison after their court appearance.
Both brothers had been arrested a month earlier after leaflets allegedly bearing their names and featuring derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad were found around town. Ironically, local police were going to clear them because an analysis of the hand-written leaflets showed that they were not the authors of the offending script.
In fact, Pakistani authorities claimed the accusations against the Christian brothers were fabricated by people who had a grudge against them, an unsurprising assertion given that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws contain no provisions to punish a false accuser or false witness. As a result, the laws have often been used to settle personal scores rather than to defend against perceived sleights to Islamic piety.
One such notable victim of score settling is Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five children, who has been awaiting a death sentence in prison since 2009 after a verbal disagreement with some women in her village led to her being accused of having blasphemed against Mohammad.
Sadly, this relentless Muslim persecution of Christians has a trickling down effect. As an example, Christian children required to take Islamic studies in school are in danger, according to one young Pakistani mother, simply “if they write anything or misspell anything to do with the Prophet Mohammad.”
To that end, some parents take the added precaution of not telling their children about Jesus because they are terrified they will fall prey to accusations under the blasphemy statutes. As such, an entire Christian generation of young children is growing up not knowing their faith for fear that it will lead to potentially disastrous consequences.
One such Christian child, Rimsha Masih, now faces her own set of disastrous consequences as she remains incarcerated in a Pakistani jail, her fate far from settled. As Ansar Burney Trust, a human rights advocacy group, says children as young as seven can spend years behind bars before the courts have even decided if they are innocent or guilty, estimating there are “as many as 4,500 juveniles in Pakistani prisons.”
Of course, not everyone shares concerns about Rimsha’s fate, most notably Muslim residents in her neighborhood, who assign Rimsha’s predicament to her deep misunderstanding and disrespect to Islamic traditions and culture.
That viewpoint was perhaps best expressed by a local shopkeeper, Mohammed Ilyas, who simply said, “Even a 3-year-old, 4-year-old child knows: ‘This is Muslim. This is Christian. This is our religion.’”
That religion, apparently, requires that not only a toddler be expected to know what constitutes an heretical act against Islam but also an 11-year-old-girl with Downs’s syndrome, and if they can’t, be prepared to suffer the consequences.
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Bloody hell. One can feel nothing but contempt for those mindless brutes in Pakistan.
I believe I have seen this face before ….oh yeah…
now I remember…
Above appears to be a picture of none other than the famous writer for Islam for Frontpagemagzine ,….
"JAMAL"! !!!!!!!!!
Although it might actually be his "brother."
American foreign aid to Pakistan should be ended immediately. It's been threatened – and now is the time for action.
US politicians rely on Pakistaini free foreign aid for their kickbacks!
The Progressive West is crazier than the Muslim world because crazy, itself, is just plain blind, but self-imposed blindness is just plain crazy.
Folks, I implore you to send this article off to family and friends under the heading…"It's not just about terrorism."
People have to know that the perps in this case (and so many others like it) are NOT terrorists hiding in caves, but THE COMMUNITY ITSELF!!! They are typical Muslims representing their religion, their culture, their ethos, and their legal code. And the only reason Muslims in America don't act similarly is because they are constrained by American Constitutional law…….at least for the time being.
I disagree. Look at all the countries that have rebelled against their oppressive and tyrannical governments, desperately seeking democracy and the rights that we often take for granted in the west. The radicals are moving into vulnerable areas and taking over. They thrive on the chaos in places like Egypt because it means ppl are distracted as they sneak in and take control. Only a few years ago, Pakistan was our ally. Benazir Bhutto, a woman, was prime minister. Sadly, she was assassinated (and before you accuse Muslims of this remember how many times our presidents have either been killed or wounded in assassination attempts).
You couldn't be more wrong when it comes to Muslims being "constrained by American Constitutional law". Imagine living in a country like present day Pakistan and being able to escape it to be blessed by the rights we have here. They cherish the blessing because it provides them with a safe place to raise a family, provide for a family and more opportunities for their children.
You provoke violence when you claim all Muslims are like these thugs who imprisoned poor Rimsha.
Speaking of Rimsha. Did you notice that you never mentioned her? Are you any better for not even commenting about the child who is suffering under such extreme oppression? You merely saw in it an excuse that allowed you to bad mouth all Muslims. Maybe you need to open your heart to the girl before you turn into a bigot like those in Pakistan who are making life miserable for non-muslims.
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"Islam Uber Alles!" is cruel. To treat this dear soul as a criminal is a blatant violation of her human rights.
So where is the U.N.? The E.U.? Hillary Clinton? Oh yeah, they're more concerned with more homes for Jews being built in Judea and Samaria.
One of the problems with Islamic countries like Pakistan is that so many of the people are illiterate and uneducated. Therefore, the things they do are ignorant and lack the compassion of "normal" people. To act this way to a child with Down's Syndrome does not speak well of Islam. However, we have seen such behavior in the Islamic countries again and again. Muslim's often do not know how to think for themselves, therefore whatever the top theologian says is what they believe and how they will act. I know that this sounds like I'm saying that all Muslim are not normal and are stupid, I'm not. But I am saying that the mobs we so often see in Islam are often controlled by "Puppet Masters" that lead ignorant people into unspeakable acts of cruelty. All in the name of Islam, how shameful.
Pakistani Muslims = subhuman animals.
Hey I have an idea, lets send little schlomo and all his peace now friends over there to preach peace and love to those poor misunderstood muslims, lets see how that works out for them?
Probably take him several years…he doesn't call himself "Schlomo" for nothing!
Sunnis, O Sunnis, you've just got to kill.
If you have faith, you must find the will.
Shiites, O Shiites, you've just got to slay.
The mercy of Islam says: Jihad's the way.
Sunnis and Shiites, you both hate the Jews.
Yet you must battle despite your shared views.
Killing a Muslim is certainly sad,
But refraining from killing is sinfully bad.
When you see 600 people gathered to set fire to Christian homes because an 11-year-old girl with Down's burned a few pages of the Unholy Koran it's very difficult not to label the whole lot of them as savages. It's not a few extremists who are the problem. Islam itself is extremist. And to think that 20,000 of these cultural Neanderthals are going to open the DNC. Then again, it makes perfect sense considering who leads the party.
I'm not noticing any outrage in the muslime world. It seems muslimes have no problems holding mass protests in support of their global jihad of hate but can't muster up a handful of their fellow brethren to protest the persecution of people of other faiths which is SOP in ALL their muslo-fascist states.
These Muslim fanatics are plain Satanic beasts! They are Devil-worshippers – but our Lord Jesus Christ is more powerful than them; they will see one day, especially at the end of the world! The Christians, especially the rich ones, profiting from making business deals with them, such as in the oil/weapon industry, who are bowing to Islam makes me sick!
Ello, Ello !! No comment from Schlomotion. Has he developed a sense of shame at last ? Can ut be that he feels this poor girl really has been mistreated ? Has he decided he can no longer defend the indefensible.
What's that pinhead JAMAL going to say about this?
What does Obama say, nothing? Where you find Muslims you find dehumanized fiends,
no sense of humanity, they are the lowest of the low, that we have anything to do with this
disgusting Nation is pure embarrassment but they are who Obama bows to and he has
been importing them to America by the tens of thousands and one day we will have to deal
with them………………………William
There is a petition to sign for setting the girl free at this link:
http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/freerimsham…
We have to remember every criticism we make is useless and we are silently supporting it if we don’t speak out and insist this child be set free. The Quran says Muhammad was sent as a mercy to all creatures…that includes non-muslims such as Christians, Jews, Hindus and pagans. To turn Islam into a tool that would actually allow a child to be imprisoned (and she could even receive the death penalty).
The Prophet was harassed in horrible ways. His response to this “blasphemy” was to ignore the people (only when he needed to protect the Muslim community from the same thing did he begin to defend against it). Once a Bedouin came in and peed on the mosque wall and the Muslims were gonna punish the guy. Muhammad stopped them, took the guy outside and explained what he did was wrong then he went back in the mosque and told the men to throw water on the wall. That was it.
So the worst kind of innovation is happening when a child is imprisoned. Not only is she only 11, she has Downs’ Syndrome.
That being said, the title of this article is very offensive to anyone with a disability. Referring to Rimsha as “Down’s Syndrome girl” makes it sound like she is defined by her illness. It is much better to say “Rimsha, who has Down’s Syndrome” because it doesn’t sound like she is nothing more than her illness.
Jesus says in the Bible that we should not focus on the speck in someone else’s eye until we deal with the log in our own. I’m not saying that jailing this girl is only a speck of a crime. I am just saying before you critique someone else, critique yourself.
This is outrages news.How can an 11 year old with Down Syndrome be held responsible for this crime.Children with Down Syndrome are mentally challenged,loving,easy going, sesitive,easily manipulated humans.Who gave her matches.I do not beleive she is guilty of this crime.Who is the coward who did this to her and jailed her Children with Down Syndrome need constant medical attention.I pray she will be freed,and sent to America to live if family can not care for her.Let her out of jail now you nazi freaks.