TV presenter gets death sentence for 'sorcery'

[Toasterlad]

From our staunch ally, Saudi Arabia:

(CNN) -- Amnesty International is calling on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to stop the execution of a Lebanese man sentenced to death for "sorcery."

According to his lawyer, Sibat, who is 48 and has five children, would predict the future on his show and give out advice to his audience.

The attorney, May El Khansa, who is in Lebanon, tells CNN her client was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police (known as the Mutawa'een) and charged with sorcery while visiting the country in May 2008. Sibat was in Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic religious pilgrimage known as Umra.

Sibat was then put on trial. In November 2009, a court in the Saudi city of Medina found Sibat guilty and sentenced him to death.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/19/saudi.arabia.sorcery/index.html?iref=allsearch

Yeah, religion!

[sharp_stick]

1. Ahhh gotta love our allies

there's something seriously wrong with our dependence on foreign oil isn't there?

[RKP5637]

2. And I fear we have not a small number in this country capable of wanting

similar if one were to cross their religious views. IMO we have far too many religious nut cases here.