Student Held in Professor's Death, Claims Blasphemy

[trotsky]

https://www.voanews.com/a/student-charged-with-killing-professor-over-anti-islam-remarks/4844929.html

A student in Pakistan stabbed his professor to death earlier this week after accusing him of committing blasphemy and promoting un-Islamic culture at a college in southern Punjab’s Bahawalpur city, according to law enforcement officials.

The student, Khateeb Hussain, attacked his English professor, Khalid Hameed, with a knife Wednesday at Government Sadiq Egerton College.

The attacker was apparently unhappy about plans for an upcoming farewell party the professor was arranging that would include both male and female students of the college.

The attacker allegedly viewed the party as vulgar and against the teachings of Islam.

Hey, the attacker was personally offended and insulted. I guess it was the professor's fault for provoking him?

[Lordquinton]

1. Going by what some have said here

This is like a woman killing her abuser.

[trotsky]

2. Indeed.

It does no one any good to keep promoting the notion that blasphemy is a real crime and that people who disagree with certain religious beliefs, and speak or act accordingly, should be arrested and/or punished.

It's quite concerning to see that idea promoted on DU.

[Lordquinton]

4. It's all connected

The claims that blasphemy is a serious crime, the claims that the religion group is openly hostile to theists. Somehow they bear no responsibility, the bad stuff is all human faults, they bring the good parts. And you just have to know what the good parts are, and don't ask. Never question, that comes back to blasphemy.

[trotsky]

6. Hostile to theists, yet a theist says atheists should be charged with a crime for drawing a cartoon.

Up is down here in the Religion forum.

[Lordquinton]

7. As well as conflating hostility to the belief as to the believer

Most of the theistic hostility is directed at one person, who bring it upon himself.

[guillaumeb]

9. So the abused invites the abuse?

An interesting concept.

Why is it that so few theists actually post in the religion group?

[Lordquinton]

11. I'm sure every individual theist has their reason

You would have to ask them all.

For a real answer, that's been answered many times in many ways recently. If you want to continue to pretend you haven't seen any of it go right ahead.

[guillaumeb]

8. An interesting point,

but I am still looking for the evidence to support such an assertion.

[trotsky]

12. Right here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=310531

[Me.]

3. What Is Going On In Pakistan Regarding Blasphemy

Is it the country's excuse for racism, misogyny and homophobia. Must be at least 5 different threads on DU right now where people are being harmed/killed with blasphemy as the given reason. It's like the 12th century in that country.

[trotsky]

5. Religious extremism.

Insisting that people follow the dictates of a religion whether they believe in it or not, and not criticize any of the teachings or edicts it issues. When people are emboldened by religious faith - which requires no actual evidence to support it - dangerous things can happen.

[edhopper]

10. Other people kill

so this has nothing to do with religion.

[trotsky]

13. By jove I think you've got it!

Welcome to the theist club!