Egyptian Christians sentenced to death for anti-Islam film

A Cairo court on Wednesday sentenced to death seven Egyptian Christians tried in absentia for participating in an anti-Islam video that was released on the Internet in September and had prompted violent protests in many Muslim countries.

"The seven accused persons were convicted of insulting the Islamic religion through participating in producing and offering a movie that insults Islam and its prophet," Judge Saif al-Nasr Soliman said.

The crude, low-budget video, produced privately in California, denigrated the Prophet Mohammad and triggered anti-U.S. protests and attacks on Western embassies around the Muslim world.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/egypt-christians-court-idUSL5E8MS5DB20121128

I long for the day blasphemy laws are terminated globally

Obligatory "Religion of Peace" post.

The new, free, post-Mubarak Egypt is just so damn fine.

It's a brave new egypt right there.

well, you know what they say!

When in Rome, dont piss off the Romans

I dont get the verdict, though. Absentia? So, they sentenced them to death, they just cant do anything about it? Is that right?

I long for the day blasphemy laws are terminated globally

wis3boi

I long for the day blasphemy laws are terminated globally

wis3boi

Ahaha. To think Egypt improved after the Arab spring.

Ahaha. To think Egypt improved after the Arab spring.

airshocker

Obama's fault right?

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Ahaha. To think Egypt improved after the Arab spring.

Jebus213

Obama's fault right?

Yup this what happens when people run the Muslim Religion,meaning when idiots are in charge.

You naysayers aren't looking at the big picture. These guys offended an entire religion and its prophet. What's a little bit of sevenfold bloodshed in the light of that?

And let's be fair. How many of us didn't want to kill Mel Gibson after The Passion?

I hope they're in a safe place. The video was lousy, but they should have the right to make it.krazykillaz

There should be a law against making aesthetically bad films.

In addition to the obvious benefits of such a law, it should cut the population of Hollywood significantly.

Obama's fault right?

Jebus213

That wasn't my point, but yeah, to a degree.

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Obama's fault right?

airshocker

That wasn't my point, but yeah, to a degree.

of course...

Why make a Anti Muslim video,just stfu and stay in your lane Bucked20

Why make a Anti Muslim video,just stfu and stay in your lane Bucked20

Breaking At 11; Egypt orders execution of Jeff Dunham's Achmed (the dead terrorist puppet).Stevo_the_gamer

Religionofpeacegeneral

Obligatory "Religion of Peace" post.

CycleOfViolence

relison of peas

why did they even make the video?

Why....I can't believe it! I would never expect such douche baggery from such a peaceful, loving group of people.

why did they even make the video?GrayF0X786

Yeah seriously. If you don't want to be put to death for making videos, don't make videos.

Pretty simple.

why did they even make the video?

GrayF0X786

To incite muslems. Bad decision imo, very irresponsible.

But Muslems have a very large 'crazy' element, you should be more concerned about that.

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why did they even make the video?

tenaka2

To incite muslems. Bad decision imo, very irresponsible.

But Muslems have a very large 'crazy' element, you should be more concerned about that.

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why did they even make the video?

GrayF0X786

To incite muslems. Bad decision imo, very irresponsible.

But Muslems have a very large 'crazy' element, you should be more concerned about that.

Well apparently the guy making the film fooled a lot of the people involved as to its true nature and intent.

that is insane