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Man From Denmark Who Burned Quran Charged With Blasphemy by Ameboor: 5:53pm On Feb 23, 2017
A man who filmed himself burning the Quran has become the first person to be charged under Denmark's blasphemy law in 46 years.
The 42-year-old filmed himself burning a copy of Islam's holy book in his back yard in December 2015. He then posted the video on the anti-Islamic Facebook group, "Yes to freedom - no to Islam" along with the words, “Consider your neighbour: it stinks when it burns."


Danish prosecutor Jan Reckendorff announced his decision to bring charges in a press statement issued on Wednesday afternoon.

“It is the prosecution's view that circumstances involving the burning of holy books such as the Bible and the Quran can in certain cases be a violation of the blasphemy clause, which covers public scorn or mockery of religion.”

This marks the fourth time in history anyone has been prosecuted under Denmark's blasphemy clause: four people were sentenced for posting posters mocking Jewish teachings in 1938; two people were fined for carrying out a fake baptism at a masked ball in 1946; and two programme leaders at Danish Radio were exonerated in 1971 for airing a song mocking Christianity.

Danish prosecutors famously declined to invoke the country’s blasphemy laws in 2006, when the Jyllands-Posten newspaper published twelve cartoons picturing the Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam.

The publication generated anger across the world among Muslims, who generally deem even flattering depictions of their prophet as forbidden, let alone those intended to mock him.


Muslim's believe the Quran was dictated to Mohammed by God himself, and typically treat physical copies with reverence, with many believing them must carry out a ritual cleansing before touching it.

http://www.ameboor.com/2017/02/danish-man-who-burned-quran-charged.html

Re: Man From Denmark Who Burned Quran Charged With Blasphemy by madridguy(m): 6:20pm On Feb 23, 2017
GOOD.
Re: Man From Denmark Who Burned Quran Charged With Blasphemy by Sunnymatey(m): 7:24pm On Feb 23, 2017
Someone somewhere somehow is mimicking how he would have chop off someones head if it happens here in Nigeria. Since. Since Denmark is a sane country, they follow due process
Re: Man From Denmark Who Burned Quran Charged With Blasphemy by Blackfire(m): 10:30pm On Feb 23, 2017
arresting the man is wrong.. Islam is a dangerous cult.

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