http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/05/15/religion-journal-christ-statue-in-mumbai-prompts-blasphemy-spat/ Dear members, The above story is of concern. According to the newstory: "Sanal Edamaruku is accused by Catholic groups in Mumbai of breaking the Indian Penal Code, which outlaws “deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings.” Mr. Edamaruku, a rationalist who has spent 30 years debunking miracles and exposing fraudulent faith healers, denies the offence and claims the law is being misused in order to silence him. His lawyers are asking the High Court in Mumbai to intervene to stop the charges going further, but Mr. Edamaruku also plans to make a separate challenge to the blasphemy law in the Supreme Court in Delhi."
Please speak out against this injustice because we cannot have an India which suppresses free thought and scientific enquiry and needlessly wallows in the indulgence of "hurt sensibilities." Please support free thought. Best, selma
