In what seems like a chapter from the 'Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam', an attorney for the American Center for Law & Justice recently interviewed for a Catholic Radio & Television Network (CRTN) program highlighted discrimination Pakistani Christians face in the Islamic country. The attorney reaffirmed that...
* Anti-blasphemy laws mean that "Basically if you say anything derogatory about Islam you can be prosecuted"
* The Pakistan Penal Code imposes the death penalty for cases where "Anyone who, by words either spoken or written or by visible representation defiles" Mohammed's name. The penal code also prohibits "saying derogatory words about religious personalities"
* Anyone can file a blasphemy complaint against another person, and the law is frequently used "for personal gain" - e.g. to settle disputes among individuals
*"A lot" of Pakistanis have been persecuted because of their Christian religion
* A Muslim may be punished by a simple fine, but in the event of a complaint of blasphemy against a Christian, "your whole life may be ruined. Your property could be vandalized. You could go to jail for life."
* Christians in Pakistan are treated as "de facto second-class citizens"
* "Most" of the cases brought under anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan involve "false allegations"
* Even though there are no anti-conversion laws in Pakistan, "the society in general would not tolerate a [Muslim] person getting converted [to Christianity]"
* Police may act as 'judge and jury' against Christians, even applying punishment (e.g. torture) to accused Christians
* Muslims may take laws into their own hands, resulting in vandalism of Christians' property - and even death
The attorney called for "a lot" of prayers.
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