I want to get off this planet!

[FierceKitty]

Dear God - Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has just been given 24 years for blasphemy. Russia is not the only one.

[Steve J]

I hadn't seen this news, but sadly not surprising as he was tried in Kano and had admitted blasphemy and apostasy. To be honest, I was amazed he wasn't sentenced to death. People have been lynched or beaten to death by the 'mob' for less in the past.

Even though I love Nigeria having lived there, I do frequently despair of the place and frankly am glad I live here in the UK.

[hammurabi70]

Even though I love Nigeria having lived there, I do frequently despair of the place and frankly am glad I live here in the UK.

Thanks to the Online Safety Bill you might not need to journey to Nigeria for this sort of experience.  Don't allow anything on the internet that might upset some sensitive soul or ... .

[Gwydion]

You're a bit late.
The Batley teacher who was hounded out of his school last March is still in hiding, in fear of his life.

[John Cook]

Dear God - Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has just been given 24 years for blasphemy. Russia is not the only one.

Apostasy is a crime punishable by death in many Muslim countries.  Astonishing what some people will do in the name of religion.