And of course that headline was to get your attention.

I don't believe all Muslims are "terrorists", that they are all evil, or that they all want to kill our babies.

I'm fairly convinced that the majority simply want to live their life in peace as they choose, as do most of us.

But, issues like this boggle the mind, assuming all reported is accurate and true of course.

This is national law by all apearances, presumably accepted by the majority, though I admit I don't know how things work in Pakistan in this regard. Does anybody have good info on how the Pakistan Penal Code is written/enforced/etc?

But however that works, it seems that the public, if not explicitly then via duplicity approves of such law. I would think that if the majority of the public didn't approve, there would be protests, movements, etc calling for the repeal of such law. Or is that completely impossible in a society like that of Pakistan? And if that's the case, I can only shudder.

Of course, here in America one can find instances of gross miscarriage of justice, perhaps comparable to this situation. But one can also find the emergence of strong opposition, often leading to repeal/change of law and circumstance.

I guess without having more understanding of how such things work in Pakistan, if at all, it will remain a head-scratcher to me. Who would choose to live life under such a draconian system as this? The mingling of religion with politics and family, leading to some of these extreme circumstances, is both fascinating and disturbing to me.