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Article Source: Crosswalk.com
Defense lawyer Mohamed Ben Belkacem told Compass that the judge’s verdict was unexpected and heavy, indicating the legal system’s prejudice against Christians.
“We did not expect this verdict at all,” Ben Belkacem said. “It was a heavy sentence. The judge punished the ‘Christian,’ not the ‘accused.’ There was no proof, and despite that, the court granted him no extenuating circumstances.”
" Over the weekend (May 27-29) authorities did not interfere with the scheduled worship meetings in the district of Bejaia, despite the governor’s order for all the churches of the area to close and threats that police could use force.
“The services proceeded normally, with no police intervention,” said Krim. “So we are continuing and waiting to see if they decide to act otherwise.”
On May 22 the governor of Bejaia sent a statement to Krim informing him that all churches in the province were illegal because they were unregistered. Registration is required under controversial Ordinance 06-03, but Christians report the government refuses to respond to or grant their applications for registration.
“I know about the closure of all the Christian gatherings of the EPA in Bejaia,” Ben Belkacem said. “It’s an illegal and arbitrary decision on the part of the governor of Bejaia.”"
We don't know how good we have it here in the US. That said, there is a loose (but organized) movement in this country to oppress Christians and others.
* Oppression is the systematic mistreatment of a group simply because they are part of a group. Sound familiar ??
More than likely, these things start out subtly, insidiously. Mild offences are overlooked, ignored, absorbed. Over time, those who would seek to oppress become emboldened over their perceived "victories", they toss in hate speech, insults, belittling, blatant lying, etc.
Houston, we have lift-off ....
CoH (those aren't my initials)
#1 - Sat Jun 4, 2011 6:29 AM EDTand yet what of all those muslims held by our government w/o charges and tortured that ARE innocent . ? ( yet being held like that can and has actually made terrorists )
Oppression is the systematic mistreatment of a group simply because they are part of a group. Sound familiar ??
yes ... we're doing it to muslims , gays ............
That said, there is a loose (but organized) movement in this country to oppress Christians and others.
pure ignorance and stupidity. The only movement is people not wanting to be run by christianity. Freedom of and from religions.
Troubling indeed. But not surprising.
Not at all inconsistent with what happens there, and in other such societies.
E.
#2 - Sat Jun 4, 2011 9:08 AM EDTAgree. Wonder if his poor wife is currently employed. Being both a Christian and a woman, that might be tricky. Let's hope that brave man's appeal is handled justly.
May G-d bless that family. SOTS
G-d has and will continue to bless the family.
Let's hope the idiots who discriminate against people just because they practice their religion stop making a mockery of the law by using it as an instrument of persecution.
That is not new. It is never sustainable. It is generally the beginning of the end for a society.
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