tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774979353651916233.post5034710329692614644..comments2023-08-14T11:27:58.902-04:00Comments on Conservative Kids: British Woman Faces Lashing for Teddy bear Named MuhammadBurt Noyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13687716461114066037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774979353651916233.post-74113809377509952472007-11-30T16:04:00.000-05:002007-11-30T16:04:00.000-05:00hey Justin, good to hear from you again.It's great...hey Justin, good to hear from you again.<BR/><BR/>It's great news that they are going to lessen Gibbons' punishment to the jail time and deportation.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the reaction of the Sudanese was extremely vitriolic-<BR/>From the Associate Press:<BR/>Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad."<BR/><BR/>In response to the demonstration, teacher Gillian Gibbons was moved from the women's prison near Khartoum to a secret location for her safety, her lawyer said.<BR/><BR/>The protesters streamed out of mosques after Friday sermons, as pickup trucks with loudspeakers blared messages against Gibbons, who was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation. She avoided the more serious punishment of 40 lashes. <BR/><BR/>So the wonderful adherents to the peaceful religion of Islam figure that the death penalty is more appropriate than the lashings.Burt Noyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687716461114066037noreply@blogger.com