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Non-Wargaming Discussion => Chat & News => Topic started by: FierceKitty on 06 April 2022, 01:09:49 AM

Title: I want to get off this planet!
Post by: FierceKitty on 06 April 2022, 01:09:49 AM
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.
Title: Re: I want to get off this planet!
Post by: Steve J on 06 April 2022, 06:32:31 AM
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.
Title: Re: I want to get off this planet!
Post by: hammurabi70 on 06 April 2022, 03:41:51 PM
Quote from: Steve J on 06 April 2022, 06:32:31 AMEven 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 ... .
Title: Re: I want to get off this planet!
Post by: Gwydion on 06 April 2022, 05:03:07 PM
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.
Title: Re: I want to get off this planet!
Post by: John Cook on 07 April 2022, 01:57:25 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 April 2022, 01:09:49 AMDear 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.