2008-07-03 Bloggers And Blasphemy

2008-07-03 \Iran\apostasy\war on the internet http://blog.au.org/2008/07/03/bloggers-and-blasphemy-iran-may-update-an-outdated-and-outrageous-law/ Bloggers And Blasphemy: Iran May Update An Outdated – And Outrageous – Law &ldquo;Nearly 55 years have elapsed since an American was executed for a crime that did not involve murder. However, just yesterday, the Iranian parliament opened debate on a bill mandating .. capital punishment for the crime of blogging about apostasy. ... Under Iranian law, rape, armed robbery and apostasy (the leaving of one's religion) are already punishable by death. However, if this new law passes, the act of using the internet to promote apostasy will also become a capital offense.&rdquo;   