Where do some Muslims get off?

Seriously I respect Islam but come on.

Sudanese Muslims came out in their numbers to demand the death penalty for British school teacher Gillian Gibbons.

Her crime?

She allowed her class of 7 year olds to name a teddy bear Muhammad.

According to The New York Times, Gibbon was pardoned after intervention from two Muslim members of Britain’s house of lords. Her original sentence was 15 days.

Under Sudanese law, Gibbons could have received 40 lashes and 6 months in jail.

Yikes.

Seriously it pisses me off that with all the poverty and loss of life in various parts of Sudan including Darfur, this is what people protest about.

Some people would argue that Gibbon’s deserves the lashes. Not for the blasphemy but for the sheer stupidity!

Is she for real? In such a radically Islamic country, why would you mess with the name Muhammad?

On the other hand though. Muhammad is a very popular name for Muslim boys. Thats probably where she got confused.

Anyway, at least she’s out. I bet she’ll be careful the next time she names a teddy bear.

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