Blasphemy

bodyguard in broad daylight. Taseer was governor of the politically-influential Punjab province of the South Asian country, when Mumtaz Qadri showered him with bullets. According to Qadri, he had murdered Taseer for the governor's opposition to blasphemy laws in relation to the Christian woman Asia Bibi's case, who had been sentenced to death by a Pakistani court in 2010 for desecrating the Quran. The Pakistani civil society condemned Taseer's cold-blooded murder and demanded that Qadri be sent…

Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a wicked tale about a brilliant sixteenth-century scholar, who in the pursuit of knowledge and power, condemns himself to eternal damnation. At the beginning of the play, Faustus commits blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which in Matthew 12:31 states, “will not be forgiven.” Furthermore, Faustus offers to give his soul to Lucifer if he agrees to meet Faustus’ demands. Although based on Scriptures and Faustus’ friends if he had…

The Christian fundamentalist civilization arose centuries after a nuclear holocaust known as Tribulation. It is said that God will send a second Tribulation if the people do not dispose of deviations, blasphemies and offences. The community has many preachers which instil messages about God looking over Waknuk while the Devil looks over the Fringes, Badlands, Wildlands and other tainted places. The government has set up morning instruction classes with about…

Kevin Swander said it best when he said, “Rules are rules, and no one’s exempt.” In this quote, Swander was saying that we all are required to follow the rules, and there should be no double standard that comes with it. In Pakistan , there are different rules that people are required to obey. One of the may amendments in the Pakistani Constitution says, “There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex”(Article 25). Yet, this law has been ignored by the Pakistanis time and time again. Thus,…

“ I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” – S.G Tallentyre. Freedom of speech was established in the first amendment of the United States constitution in 1971 and coincided with the freedom of religion and the right to assemble. Why do we need the right to free speech? Free speech is a human right that prevents hate speech from arising thus promoting a healthy, free culture. Free speech is one of the most important freedoms and rights in the world…

Image. Anyone who are differing from the image of God was called blasphemies and are either killed or will be sent to the Fringes. In the novel by John Wyndham, it is made evident that discrimination affects people’s lives in a negative way. Because the majority of Waknuk believe in what God looks like, they think that they are the true image of God violation within the same groups as family, community one lives in, and group of blasphemies is a…

In 1812, the Brothers Grimm published their first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen, Children 's and Household Tales. This collection of fairy tales was well-known for its violent and premarital sex content. However, why did the stories of the Brothers Grimm become less violent and more children friendly throughout the years? The editions of the Brothers Grimm Tales were greatly influenced by their culture and surroundings leading their first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen to be greatly…

recently published by Al-Jazeera, seventeen individuals are currently on death row on counts of blasphemy, with many others already having been assassinated by unknown assailants. This law is a clear violation of freedom of speech, and is especially dangerous for policy-makers in Pakistan who wish to make changes to the current law, as there is always a risk that they will be accused of blasphemy.The blasphemy law also ties into religious freedom in Pakistan, along with many other discriminatory…

Faith presents itself metaphorically in Young Goodman Brown as an allegiance. Faith or allegiance to Puritanism is very important in Mrs. Hutchinson and also plays a significant role in in the Scarlet Letter. There are many comparisons and contrasts that can be made about faith between the Scarlet Letter, Young Goodman Brown, and Mrs. Hutchinson. Nathaniel Hawthorne highlights a key similarity on the importance of faith in all the stories. According to Hawthorne faith is important due to its…

One reformer and who person can change the way we see things in the world. I can tell you that Theodore Beza changed the way we look at the world today. Now many of you are probably thinking ‘I have no idea who this man is.’ Don’t worry I didn’t know who he was either. I hope with this Research paper you will understand who Theodore Beza was and what he did to impact our world today. One Reformer, Theodore Beza, impacted the Protestant Reformation and the current way we live and worship today.…