HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - ‘Actual Blasphemy’: Critics Stunned By ‘Repulsive’ Video At Trump Convention
God said... what?!?
God said... what?!?
A court on the Indonesian island of Bali has sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu day. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen was found guilty of violating Indonesia's new criminal code by posting social media messages about the Day of Silence, when people are required to stay home and are urged to remain silent.
By Olivia Murray Have you ever seen “logic” so faulty?
A retired County Durham, England, police officer is appealing a conviction and $1,350 fine after being prosecuted over a Facebook post that a judge ruled was “grossly offensive.”
A British retiree has been fined for joking about the Islamic prophet’s marriage to a child on social media, spotlighting the United Kingdom’s censorious laws against “grossly offensive” communications. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A retired County Durham, England , police officer is appealing a conviction and £1,000 (~$1,350) fine after being prosecuted for a social media post that a judge ruled was “grossly offensive.” Stephen Gray, 65, was initially investigated after a neighbor reported two Facebook posts. DETAIL: Gray was acquitted over the first post, which combined a call for “mass deportation” with a satirical claim about a migrant seeking accommodation with better amenities and a halal menu. The second post,…Open
By Andrea Widburg Indeed, he exposes them more than he realizes, because despite his self-congratulatory bravery, he actually choked at the last moment.
Hadi Matar, the man who attacked author Salman Rushdie in 2022, has been found guilty of attempting to carry out a fatwa and providing material support to Hezbollah.
Hadi Matar, the radical Islamic terrorist charged with stabbing Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie multiple times, has been found guilty of attempting to carry out a fatwa and providing support to terrorists in federal court . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Back in August 2022, then-24-year-old Hadi Matar, a U.S.-born Muslim of Lebanese descent, stabbed Salman Rushdie multiple times while he was giving a public lecture in Chautauqua, western New York. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye. On Wednesday, the now-28-year-old Matar was found guilty in federal court of attempting to carry out a fatwa (an Islamic legal ruling) issued by the Iranian government. He was found guilty of three charges: attempting to provide material…Open
Published July 5, 2026 A young couple in Indonesia’s Aceh province has drawn international attention after being publicly caned for kissing during a TikTok livestream, highlighting the strict enforcement of Islamic law in the country’s [...]
It is evil to twist Scripture to justify a diabolical act.
President Trump 's own voters overwhelmingly rejected his social media post depicting himself as Jesus — a rare break in today's tribal politics, a new poll finds. Why it matters: The backlash underscores limits to how far culture-war politics can stretch inside his own coalition. - A new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finds that Trump's religious messaging, especially his Jesus post, is overwhelmingly rejected by Americans. The poll was first reported by the Washington Post . By the numbers: 80% of 2024 Trump voters and 79% of Republicans reacted negatively to Trump posting an image depicting himself as Jesus, the poll found. - Overall, 87% of Americans had a negative reaction to Trump posting an image portraying himself as…
Two Christian YouTubers in Germany face prosecution under blasphemy laws after criticizing Islamic anti-Semitism and using Islamic religious texts to prove their case.
Two Christian YouTubers in Germany face prosecution under blasphemy laws after criticizing Islamic anti-Semitism and using Islamic religious texts to prove their case . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: German prosecutors are investigating Christian YouTubers Niko and Tino, hosts of the channel Eternal Life, for alleged blasphemy after they posted a video in December 2024 criticizing Islamic anti-Semitism. The charges fall under Article 166 of the German Criminal Code, which criminalizes “denigrating a religious community” and carries a potential prison sentence of up to three years. DETAIL: In the video, they condemned anti-Semitism and argued Islam promotes violence and hatred, statements that authorities say may violate Germany’s laws…Open