Rotting in Pakistan jail for having a different opinion
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I just read a heart-breaking book by a lovely Christian wife and mother who has been rotting in a Pakistan prison for years because she was found "guilty" of blasphemy.
The woman, Asia Bibi , has not been free since the day she was accused of this crime by people clearly biased against her. Poor Asia never stood a chance.
Two men – a Christian and a Muslim – who had bravely fought for her freedom were both murdered.
Two men – a Christian and a Muslim – who had bravely fought for her freedom were both murdered.
To be fair, the penalties for blasphemy are usually more severe than those for lese majeste.
I am a great admirer of what Gandhi and Martin Luther King stood for. But I would never harm someone for having a different opinion.
Eric Bahrt
Chiang Mai
