Indonesia: Aceh police cane three for gambling
— Jakarta Post: “Three Daya Daboh men were caned Friday on charges that they were gambling in the front of Al Munawarah Mosque in Jantho, Aceh, under a penalty dictated by Islamic sharia law.”
— “Sharia law stipulates that criminals may be caned for a variety of offenses.”
— “People convicted of promulgating religious beliefs other than Islam to Muslims in the Aceh may be caned, for example.”
— “Muslims who miss Friday evening prayers three times in a row without an excuse can be fined Rp 2 million, sentenced to six months in prison or given three strokes of the cane, under sharia law.”
Month: June 2010
Muslims and Rights Activists Call for Women’s Rights, Freedom for Nathalie Morin, at Saudi Arabia Embassy
On June 26, 2010, at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington DC, Muslim women, Muslim men, and other supporters of human rights called for women’s rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Specifically, the Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV). led by DC chapter activist Fatima Thompson, sought to protest the male guardianship program, and the conditions of gender apartheid for women in Saudi Arabia, while Saudi King Abdulaziz was attending the G20 summit in Canada. The Washington Times also reported on the plans for the protest in their June 25 article, “Women’s rights supporters to protest outside Saudi mission.”
A Canadian woman, Nathalie Morin, has been held against her will in Saudi Arabia, by her common-law husband since 2005. Nathalie Morin has been a victim of conjugal violence, confinement and abuse, and activist had photographs of the abuse of Nathalie Morin and her children. The Canadian National Post reported on the plight of Nathalie Morin and the efforts of Canadian political leaders in seeking to help her in a report: “Help sought for Canadian family in Saudi Arabia.” According to the National Post, Nathalie Morin’s common-law husband Samir Said Ramthi Al Bishi, “met with Canadian officials in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 22, at which time he demanded $300,000 in exchange for the release of Ms. Morin and the children.”
At the June 26, 2010 protest, Muslim women and men, as well as other human rights activists, condemned the mistreatment of Nathalie Morin demanding that she and her children, and other similarly detained were allowed to return to their home countries for safety. The MPV protest statement sought to “declare to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Government that Americans are demanding Nathalie Morin and her children, as well as any foreign nationals held captive, be returned to their countries immediately, that they respect the human rights of women and children and ensure the safety of Nathalie Morin and the safety of her children.”
The leader of the protest, Fatima Thompson spoke to television media on the subject, and a Saudi woman gave an interview on the story in Arabic. When additional reports are available, this blog posting will be updated.
Protesters marched around the Saudi Arabian Embassy and chanted “Free Nathalie Morin,” “No Guardian for Mature Women,” “End Gender Apartheid,” and “Saudi Arabia Keep Your Promises.”
Protesters were showing their signs and chanting to individuals entering the Saudi embassy. One Saudi Arabian embassy employee came out with a camera to take the photographs of the protesters.
Protesters also showed their signs to drivers going past the area, near the John F. Kennedy Center. Some drivers saw the protesters and stopped to give a “thumbs up” in support of their efforts.
Several Muslim men came and joined the protest at the Saudi Arabian embassy, and marched together with Muslim women and rights activists in support of Nathalie Morin and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
One man joined the protest whose family came from an African nation as workers and had lived in Saudi Arabia for two generations without gaining citizenship.
Fatima Thompson was speaking to Muslim men on the plight of Saudi women as they passed by the protest group, seeking their support for women’s rights.
Some protesters also distributed a fliers with a report:
— “UN: Saudi Arabia Pledges End of Men’s Control Over Women”
Protesters sought to urge the Saudi Arabian government to be responsible for its pledges for women’s rights.
The protesters also included Jeffrey Imm from the volunteer human rights group Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.), whose group plans an event at the White House on women’s rights and religious freedom on Tuesday, June 29 at 12 Noon (see also Adobe Acrobat PDF flier).
Update: June 28 – 9 PM – The Gulf Institute has changed the time of their event on June 29 White House and moved it also to 12 Noon as well. I am certain we will coordinate efforts.
[Additional photographs at Online photo gallery of photographs of June 26 protest taken by Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)]
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Press Release from Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV)
PROTEST – Nathalie Morin and Gender Apartheid – Saturday June 26, 2010 at 1:30pm
PROTEST
Saturday June 26th, 2010, 1:30 pm in front of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
601 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037
To denounce the confinement of Nathalie Morin and her children, and foreign nationals, in Saudi Arabia
Canadian, Nathalie Morin who is 26 years old, along with her three small children, has been held against her will in Saudi Arabia by her common-law husband since 2005. A victim of conjugal violence, confinement and abuse, Nathalie must return to Canada with her children. But in Saudi Arabia a woman must have the authorization of her male guardian to leave the territory and her aggressor will not allow this.
Gender apartheid and the male guardianship system of Saudi Arabia is a violation of women’s human rights and international law. As long as the U.S. and Saudi governments consider Nathalie and her children’s case a private affair, they will not deploy all efforts to ensure their safety and bring them home to Canada. During this time, Nathalie’s condition continues to deteriorate as the abuse worsens.
On June 26th and 27th, representatives of the Saudi government will participate in the G-20 summit in Toronto to discuss the economy. In June 2009 Obama stated in his speech in Cairo: «But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn’t steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose.
These are not just American ideas; they are human rights. And that is why we will support them everywhere.» We call on President Obama to defend human rights by demanding that any foreign nationals held captive in Saudi Arabia be allowed to exit the country.
This protest is to declare to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Government that Americans are demanding Nathalie Morin and her children, as well as any foreign nationals held captive, be returned to their countries immediately, that they respect the human rights of women and children and ensure the safety of Nathalie Morin and the safety of her children.
Location: 601 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037
We will not abandon Nathalie and her children to an undeserved fate
Information: www.nathaliemorin.org E-mail: soutiennathaliemorin@gmail.com
Contact Information for MPV:
Ani Zonneveld – MPV-USA (national organization) ani@mpvusa.org 323-842-2869
Fatima Thompson – MPV-DC (local chapter) thompson.fatima@gmail.com 703-901-0720
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Westboro Baptist Church Hate Group Protests Colorado Synagogue and Jewish Center
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), listed as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, planned to picket and protest a Jewish synagogue, Congregation Har Shalom, and the Chabad Jewish Center of Northern Colorado, in Fort Collins, Colorado today.
The WBC has a long history of protesting and picketing Jewish synagogues in New York City and throughout the United States, including spreading Holocaust Denial in its videos stating “you lie about the holocaust days.”
On July 9, 2010, the WBC plans to picket and protest a Jewish house of worship in Dallas, Texas (Congregation Beth el Binah), as well as the Dallas Holocaust Museum, Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Yavneh Academy of Dallas, and Texas Jewish Post.
The Jewish Star has reported on the WBC: “The automated telephone greeting at the Westboro Baptist Church features a pleasant, Southern-accented female voice who advises if you are a ‘Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, or Christ-rejecting Jew,’ that ‘God hates you all.'”
On June 24, 2010, the WBC also praised “world terror” and terrorist attacks on humanity. The WBC group has praised terrorist bombings on a Somalia mosque, praised terrorist attacks against Iraqi Christians, and has praised the shooting and the murder of police officers. At the end of April 2010, the Florida-based Dove World Outreach group decided to support and defend the WBC, and held a joint march with the WBC hate group. Dove World Outreach’s objective is to promote a message that “Islam is of the Devil.”
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights, including our universal human right of dignity, and our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”
We condemn such protests against houses of worship as seeking to intimidate and spread fear among those seeking their universal human rights of freedom of worship.
We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate, Love Wins.
Religious Freedom and Protests Against Houses of Worship
Posting in progress – check back later today..
NYC: Groups to Protest Near Mosque
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights, including freedom of worship for all people, and we object to protests against houses of worship. However, some groups seek to protest against houses of worship.
New York City groups, under the collective banner “Oppose Ground Zero Mosque,” are planning another mosque protest and leaflet distribution on Friday, June 25, one and a half blocks away from the 45 Park Place mosque. On the web site, one commentator states “There should not be ANY mosque in USA!”
The June 25 protest against the 45 Park Place mosque, which has been in operation since December 2009, is scheduled for 12:45 PM, at 51 Park Place between Church Avenue and West Broadway. The groups stated that “this activity is sponsored by Act for Manhattan, Hindu Human Rights Watch, HRCARI and other Organizations.”
The June 25 protest groups state that they seek to provide fliers to “Muslims going into the Mosque about their Imam. This can make for interesting exchanges – a kind of ‘street theater’ – especially considering that the whole thing will be filmed as part of a documentary by the Christian Action Network.”
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has reported on the Christian Action Network’s anti-homosexual activism. In March 2010, the leaders of the SIOA organization that held the June 6, 2010 protest against the 45 Park Place mosque protest, withdrew from plans to hold a May 1 film event in Los Angeles due to what they stated were “the abusive, ugly rhetoric found in various pieces of CAN literature.”
The June 25 protest group states “[t]here will be a documentary being produced by Christian Action Network with interviews from those who will be doing leaf letting”… to show the strength of those who oppose this Mosque..”
On June 3, 2010, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stated its opposition to such protests against houses of worship, in our posting “New York City Mosque Protest, Islam, and Religious Freedom.” R.E.A.L. also remains concerned about the unwillingness of the New York Post to take action on the continuing reader comments on its web site calling for terrorist bombings against the 45 Park Place mosque. We believe it is wrong to seek to intimidate others who seek to practice their freedom of religion, and we reject intolerance, hate, and violence.
R.E.A.L. supports our universal human rights for all people of all faiths, including Muslims attending the 45 Park Place mosque.
R.E.A.L.’s support of our universal human rights includes Article 18: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”
Our universal human rights come with no caveats. They do not just apply to one race, one religion, one ethnicity, one gender. They do not just apply to those we agree with, those we like, or those whose faith or religious views we share.
With such human rights and freedom of religion threatened in many parts of the world today, it is essential that we are consistent in our support for such human rights. It is essential that we are consistently responsible for equality and liberty — for all.
Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.
Westboro Baptist Church Setback on Court Proceedings to Picket Funerals
In Omaha, a federal judge has ruled against Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church. The Westboro Baptist Church, listed as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, was seeking an injunction against Nebraska’s funeral-picketing law.
AP reports in “Ruling: Neb. can press case against Phelps family member”
“In her ruling Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp said that the Nebraska funeral picketing law protects family members attending services, while leaving ample alternatives for Phelps-Roper’s protests that are protected by the First Amendment.”
“‘She has not demonstrated that she is likely to prevail’ in her challenge to the statute, Smith Camp said of the lawsuit.”
“Phelps-Roper said she plans to appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights, including our universal human right to dignity for all. We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate, Love Wins.
Dearborn, Michigan: Christian Activists Arrested During Pamphlet Distribution
The Associated Press is reporting that four Christian activists were arrested during distribution of pamphlets outside of an Arab festival in Dearborn. The police stated that the individuals were charged with disorderly conduct. The four are free on bond.
The AP states that “Haddad tells the Detroit Free Press he isn’t taking sides in any dispute and says police have to keep peace at a festival that draws 300,000 over three days. On Thursday, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court ruled in favor of Anaheim, Calif., evangelist George Saieg (SAYGH). It overturned a lower court and said Saieg could distribute information on the festival’s perimeter.” CBN News also reported that “The ruling comes after a June 7 decision by Federal District Court Judge Paul D. Borman that upheld the Dearborn’s policy of barring the distribution of religious material near the event.”
The Detroit Free Press reported: “‘We did make four arrests for disorderly conduct,’ Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad said Saturday. ‘They did cause a stir.’ ‘Everyone’s space should be respected,’ Haddad said. ‘It’s Father’s Day weekend. … People are here to have a good time, and it’s our job to ensure security.'” On May 3, 2010, the Dearborn Press and Guide reported that “Police Chief Ronald Haddad was recently appointed to serve on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, which provides advice and recommendations to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on matters related to homeland security.”
The individual arrested with Acts17Apologetics posted a YouTube video on this topic, with excepts of their confrontation with police.
Dearborn has a history of being restrictive in pampleteering around the festival, for security reasons that claims to attract 150,000 attendees, and in 2009, Christian groups seeking to pamphlet were asked to buy a booth inside the event to distribution their materials.
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports freedom of speech and freedom of press as part of our universal human rights. We urge the Dearborn police authorities to work with groups that seek to express freedom of speech in a way to ensure that both their freedoms and event security can be effectively ensured. We discourage heavy-handed attempts to stifle freedom of speech among our citizens in America. If this is what happened in Dearborn, then we strongly urge the Dearborn law enforcement authorities to reconsider their approach and ensure American freedoms.
However, it is also our experience that effective pamphleteering and public outreach includes proactive communication with the police authorities in advance. This communication with law enforcement authorities includes documenting who, what, where, and when such advance discussions occurred, so that proper security procedures, proper permits are in place, and that you are working within the security rules for public events. Law enforcement should not discover your events as a “surprise,” and the key to effective outreach efforts includes advance communications with law enforcement authorities. Our approach ensures that law enforcement agencies defend our freedoms, because we are on their side by our communication and cooperation with law enforcement authorities at every step.
When we promote religious or racial pluralism or we challenge religious or racial supremacism of any kind, our starting point is full and complete coordination with law enforcement authorities. We know that this works.
Mission Network News (MNN) also provides another report on the Acts 17 group arrests and pamphleteering efforts outside the Dearborn festival, stating that leader David Wood had viewed the group as troublemakers. MNN quotes Wood as stating: “A pastor said that he was standing talking to one of the police officers earlier in the day, and when we arrived, he heard over the policeman’s walkie-talkie, ‘Hey, those guys are here again. Get them out.'”
MNN’s report says that “Acts 17 is no stranger to conflict at the Festival. Last year, Wood contends that festival security framed them by sending a young Muslim to snatch a pamphlet out of Qureshi’s hands and reported that Qureshi had given it to him. The distribution of pamphlets is banned. Even as the story of the arrests went public, reaction has been mixed. While many are astounded at what happened, many others said the arrests occurred because Acts 17 was being confrontational. Wood disagrees. He says he and his group were simply engaging in conversation.”
MNN quotes David Woods as stating “Nabeel and I aren’t just talking to Muslims to preach the Gospel. Whether a Muslim converts to Christianity or not, we also believe it’s important to address Muslim beliefs. So whether a Muslim converts to Christianity or not, it’s still important that that Muslim believe in teachings of the Qur’an such as Surah 9:29 which commands him to subjugate unbelievers. So many Christians will just go there and preach the Gospel.”
MNN also quotes David Wood as stating: “If we’re in a discussion with a Muslim, we might say, ‘What do you believe about Surah 9:29 which commands you to fight and subjugate and oppress up? Do you believe that, or have you reinterpreted that verse?'” and “As of right now, this poses massive problems, because if we were to show up in an area and try to talk to Muslims, they’re going to see us as people who are trouble-makers.” But Wood also states “If anything, we’re even more determined not to submit to threats and intimidation…The main problem, as far as other Christians who have complained about us is concerned, is that they don’t know what happened.”
But MNN also provides the views of a Dearborn pastor with a different perspective, Pastor Haytham Abi-Haydar. Christian Pastor Haytham Abi-Haydar leads the Arabic Fellowship Alliance Church that meets on Sundays at 1:30 PM at Farlane Alliance Church in Dearborn, MI.
MNN states that “Pastor Haytham Abi-Haydar has been attending the Arab International Festival since 1999, even having been allowed to have a booth at the event. ‘The community has been very good to us. They never denied us a request. From my perspective, we’ve never had any incidents.’ According to Abi-Haydar, Act 17 challenged Muslims in the crowd. Those challenges seemed to invite a crowd. Abi-Haydar says, ‘If he thinks that’s how to reach out to people and that’s how to dialogue with people, I think they are endangering their own lives for no reason.'”
MNN also indicates that Pastor Abi-Haydar states that the Acts 17 group was asked to change its tactics. MNN reports that “Wood and his organization were asked by many evangelical groups to change their tactics. Abi-Haydar says, ‘Why can’t he go around with no cameras, no intimidating people and ask questions and build relationships with the community and sharing Christ? Why is that difficult?'”
MNN reports that Abi-Haydar says when Wood was arrested, he was challenging a young Muslim man. The young man was screaming at him. Police asked Woods and his group to disburse. But Abi-Haydar says they didn’t. ‘I know for one fact: if I was the police, I am responsible for the security of the community there and for the security [of Acts 17 Apologetics]. For their own security, I would have forced them to leave the area. And if they would have rejected it, I would have arrested them myself.'”
MNN reports that “It’s not about large groups forming, says Abi-Haydar. ‘It’s about too many people yelling at each other. Is that [a good] witness?’ Some believe this kind of confrontation is just making the nominal Muslims more radical. Abi-Haydar says a loving approach to outreach and evangelism is needed in order to reach them with the Gospel.”
Saudi King to Visit DC June 29 – Calls for Religious Freedom, Women’s Rights
According to media reports, Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday, June 29 in Washington DC. Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) will have a public awareness event in front of the White House at 12 Noon on Tuesday June 29 during the meeting, to urge Saudi Arabia to support religious freedom, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Religious freedom groups and groups concerned about women’s rights are asking President Obama to urge King Abdulaziz to seek reforms on religious freedom and women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called upon President Obama to urge “the Saudi government to implement effective strategies for preventing people from embracing violent extremism in the first place. They will need to focus on reforms that ensure that intolerance has no place in their culture. Despite the Saudi government pledging to the United States nearly four years ago that it would undertake such reforms, very little progress has been made. In this regard, we appeal to you to raise three important issues: revising the Saudi government-controlled curriculum and textbooks; reining in the government-funded Commission to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice (CPVPV), or religious police; and releasing Hadi Al-Mutif, the longest serving religious prisoner in Saudi Arabia.”
Women’s rights groups, led by the Muslims for Progressive Values, have organized a demonstration outside the Saudi Arabian embassy on Saturday, June 26, at 1:30 PM, to “to declare to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Government that Americans are demanding Nathalie Morin and her children, as well as any foreign nationals held captive, be returned to their countries immediately, that they respect the human rights of women and children and ensure the safety of Nathalie Morin and the safety of her children.”
In addition to R.E.A.L.’s June 29 White House event, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) will be joining the Saturday, June 26 demonstration at the Saudi Arabian embassy.
We support the universal human rights for all people of all religions, of all genders, of races, and all ethnic backgrounds. We call for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience in accordance with Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We also call upon the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure the universal human rights of women, children, and all of its citizens in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We urge others to join us in such support for unqualified, universal human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.
Additional Reports:
USCIRF Urges President Obama to Raise Religious Freedom Concerns During Saudi King’s Visit
June 26: DC Saudi Arabia Embassy Protest for Women’s Rights
Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz to meet with Obama at the White House later this month
— BNO News: “President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz will meet at the White House in Washington, D.C. later this month, officials announced on Sunday.”
— “The two leaders plan to meet at the White House on June 29, where they are set to discuss issues such as Gulf Security, peace in the Middle East, and other regional and global matters.”
— DNA News: “In another meeting between Obama and a key ally in the Middle East, Saudi King Abdullah will visit Washington for talks on June 29, the White House said.”
Pakistan Christian Post reports: “73 years old Pakistani Christian arrested under blasphemy after dialogue on religion”
“Faisalabad: June 25, 2010. (PCP) A 73 year old Christian named Rehmat Masih son of Barkat Masih resident of village Jandwali Chak # 165/RB, Teshil Jhumra, District Faisalabad has been charged under blasphemy law vide FIR # 321 dated 19th June 2010, under section 295-C of Pakistan Penal Code with Police Station Jhumra, for making derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad and his wife Hazrat Khadija. He was arrested from his residence on the same day and presently he is behind the bars in District Jail Faisalabad. He will be reappeared before Magistrate Muhammad Sajawal on 4th July 2010 for complete challan. It is learned that the charge is clearly based on false allegations due to some land dispute between the accuser Sajid Hameed and the Christian community. This case of land dispute is still pending before civil courts. The overall law and order situation in the said area is clam and no unpleasant incident is happened till now, but Christian residents are fearful due to attacks by Muslim mob on Christian settlements as taken place in the history of Pakistan after such blasphemy incidents. ”
Background and Detail of the Incident:
“According to local sources, Dr. Palus (one of the relative of Rehmat Masih) told to NCJP’s coordinator Shahid Anwar that dates back in April 2010, Rehmat Masih had some serious discussion over religion with some Muslims of his village. Both the parties exchanged remarks in favour of each other’s faith. At that time, no untoward incident took place but after the silence of two months, this matter was brought into light again in June by some Muslims of the village namely Sajid Hameed (Accuser), Shahbaz Khalid, Afzaal Bashir. On 10th June, they spread rumors in the locality that Rehmat Masih has committed blasphemy by passing remarks against the Prophet Muhammad. After hearing the news of blasphemy, a Muslim delegation came to Dr. Palus and complaint against Rehmat Masih for his sacrilegious act. Dr. Palus told them to calm down and to reconcile the matter peacefully. ”
“On 19th June, the police of Chak Jhumra arrested Rehmat Masih (accused) from his residence on the complaint of Sajid Hameed for disgracing Prophet Muhammad. On 20th June, police presented him before Magistrate Muhammad Sajawal and sent him to the lockup on judicial remand. ”
“On 23rd June 2010, Shahid Anwar (Coordinator-National Commission of Justice and Peace) visited Rehmat Masih (accused) in District Jail, and collected some facts regarding the incident. During the interview in jail, Rehmat Masih stated that while he was on his duty two months ago, some Muslims namely Muhammad Amir, Akbar Ali and Ashgar Ali came to him and started asking questions about Christianity. Muhammad Amir asked Rehmat Masih about Hazrat Mariam (mother Mary, mother of Jesus), but in reply, Rehmat Masih asked Muhammad Amir about Hazrat Khadija (wife of Prophet Mohammad). They exchanged arguments with each other and then moved to their homes peacefully. ”
“Dr. Palus also added that complainant Sajid Hameed has falsely implicated Rehmat Masih in this case, because he has some interpersonal and land dispute with Christian community. It is also learned that Shahbaz Khalid and Afzaal Bashir who are named in the FIR as witness, has political differences with Rehmat Masih, therefore they are trying to involve Rehmat Masih in the fabricated case in order to take political revenge.”
Westboro Baptist Church Praises “World Terror”
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), listed as a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, praised “world terror” today.
On June 24, 2010, the Westboro Baptist Church praised “world terror” on its hate group blog “Godsmack,” stating “PRAISE GOD FOR WORLD TERROR!” and “God is your Terrorist!”
The remarks were part of commentary regarding recent terror-suspected arrests involving security procedures involving the G20 summit in Toronto, Canada.
The WBC group has praised terrorist bombings on a Somalia mosque, praised terrorist attacks against Iraqi Christians, and has praised the shooting and the murder of police officers. At the end of April 2010, the Florida-based Dove World Outreach group decided to support and defend the WBC, and held a joint march with the WBC hate group. Dove World Outreach’s objective is to promote a message that “Islam is of the Devil.”
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights, and unequivocally condemns terrorism.
We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate, Love Wins.
