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American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« on: December 16, 2010, 08:24:39 AM »
God bless America.  

American man gets jail time for blasphemy
Published December 16, 2010
Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia –  An Indonesian court has sentenced an American businessman to five months in jail for marching into a mosque during Islamic prayers and ripping cables from the loud speakers.

Gregory Lloyd Luke was found guilty of blasphemy.

Mohammad Bilal, an official at the Praya District Court on Lombok island, said the 64-year-old was given a relatively lenient sentence because he was apologetic and polite during the hearings.

Luke, himself a Muslim, has a lodge for tourists on Kuta beach.

He stormed into the nearby mosque during prayers on Aug. 26 and disabled the speakers, which he said were too noisy.
A mob attacked him and ransacked his house, causing an estimated $20,000 in damage.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/16/american-man-gets-jail-time-blasphemy/

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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2010, 08:38:45 AM »
Gets 5 months for ripping some cables out. Is he getting his $20k back for the damages caused by those religious nutjobs?

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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2010, 08:47:57 AM »
Oh I doubt that.  He's lucky to be alive.

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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2010, 08:53:32 AM »
That's blasphemy...

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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2010, 08:55:53 AM »
Gets 5 months for ripping some cables out. Is he getting his $20k back for the damages caused by those religious nutjobs?


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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2010, 08:58:10 AM »
Blasphemy is not allowed on the Politics board.   >:(

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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2010, 09:13:56 AM »
What an idiot.  Why oh why would you do that?  He gets what he deserves. 
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Re: American man gets jail time for blasphemy
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2010, 09:47:34 AM »
I opened this thread thinking it was for trashing the messiah, imam obama, peace be upon him, but oh well.