Please, Muslim Authorities.- Let him go… He does not need any punishment on earth… God, sorry Alla,  will send him to hell for eternity when he dies.. isn´t it?.  That´s what says in your holy book. isn´t it?... So, then… let him go please. And do not worry. He will get his punishment for all the atrocities he has done when he dies…

My god…. Where the hell is freedom of speech?

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It seems to be the logical consequence of what would happen when people take the Sahih al-Bukhari as the most trusted and authentic hadith—where apostasy is a death penalty crime.

I hope we can spread the idea that Islam is false (or at least not to be taken seriously by its followers) as fast as possible.

Terrible story!

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Such an irony… Poor “divine essence”, so powerful that it cannot protect itself, so it needs protection from mortals…

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I wonder why religious people always think their god is in need of assistance. Really, isn’t he supposed to be omnipotent? Then why does he need your help fending off criticism?

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“Husayin’s high public profile and prickly style, however, left authorities no choice but to take action.”

Left no choice?

Who wrote this? Some moral relativist?

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but, Islam is peace… or something..

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if this isn’t a perfect example of islam’s inability to restrain itself from changing every single person into blind follower’s of its will (or else), i don’t know what is. we are all in danger from this “peace” loving brain cancer called islam.

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I cannot believe that in the 21st century, religion has such supremacy and control in certain societies.  I never understood how a civilization that is so confident in their religion could be so easily offended by one single individual.  The most developed and tolerant countries have secular governments, and most intolerance in secular nations, rises from religious beliefs.  The internet is not a crude tool for helping people in other cultures expand their knowledge of other ideas.  It can be very helpful.

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I will by that man a beer personally when I meet him

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And in related news, a Christian woman has been sentenced to death for blasphemy:

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/Christian+woman+sentenced+death+blasphemy+Pakistan/3816025/story.html

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I don’t see what the fuss is all about. The Palestinian authority is either Islamic or it isn’t. If it is it follows the Quran and the Hadith in its entirety. If it does, this man MUST face a beheading in public. Simple.I agree with Sam Harris. There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim.

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It’s truly sad and amazing that for criticizing an imaginary diety, a human being could be sentenced to death.

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Not surprising when we remember the kind of religious people we’re dealing with.

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Isn’t it obvious that anyone who thinks his own position is justified, and cares about the truth, has no reason to feel threatened by the expression of contrary opinions, by criticism or even ridicule of his views? It’s only the coward, knowing he would lose in a fair debate, who seeks to prevent any dissenting voices from being heard — for fear of being exposed for the fraud that he is.

http://norighttobelieve.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/allah-does-not-exist-and-his-prophet-is-a-coward/

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The real reason why he is being prosecuted couldn’t be more obvious. It must be hard enough to pretend the Quran has any bearing on reality without being reminded of its falsity by others. If the wages of apostasy truly were eternal torture, there would hardly be any need to make the offender suffer in this life too.

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A mainstay of religion is often purported to be peace, benevolence and love. God is good we are told Allah is great so what is all this vicious spiteful vindictive hatred that we seem to be getting from religious societies? Where is the beauty in such one sided opinion that a family can turn so viciously on loved ones who have found another view on things. Hearing of G W Bush’s extreme religious views and his sanctions on torture suggests to me that the world is moving towards another inquisition mentality. The religious rot is everywhere in this Abrahamic world of enmity. We need to work harder on secular power and show that rational reasoning is the only way forward.

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The New York Times now picking up the story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/world/europe/16blogger.html

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tsimpson1991
The statement that”most intolerance in secular nations, rises from religious beliefs” is a statement that cannot be supported.  While it is true that intolerance has at times been shown to be a derivative of religious beliefs it is not true that “most intolerance” is so.
As you are aware, secular societies are relatively new developments within the history of mankind.  In the course of this short history, a number of SECULAR societies have exhibited a great deal of intolerance.  Look into the oppression that was prevelant in France immediately after the French Revolution, The Soviet Union, The Peoples Republic of China, North Korea, Cambodia under Pol Pot, Zimbabwe under Mugabee, Nicaragua under the Sandinista’s, Cuba under the Castro’s, etc.  These societies oppressed, tortured and killed many millions of dissenters.  The intolerance exhibited by these secular societies clearly eclispes the intolerance historically exhibited by religious societies.  I don’t think we can conclude that those secular societies were/are any different than the Palestinian society referenced in the article (or the Afganistan society under the Taliban).
It seems plausible that the real source of intolerance among societies is merely man himself (regardless of the prevelant world view). 
I don’t believe that Atheists can develop a secular model for society that can motivate the individual members of society, as a whole, towards higher moral goals.  Atheistic systems can probably be developed to control society but not necessarily motivate beyond the letter of the law. 
Regards,
Wave Rider

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