The Religion News Service website reports today (May 4, 2012) that Kuwait's parliament has approved a law imposing the death penalty on any Muslim who insults God, His prophets, messengers, Prophet Mohammad's wives, or the Koran -- in any form of expression -- if they don't repent.
The bill was passed today by 40 lawmakers -- including all Cabinet ministers present -- and rejected by five Shiite Muslims as well as one liberal lawmaker.
According to the law, judges must give defendants the option of repenting, which, if taken, reduces the sentence to at least five years in prison and a fine of 10,000 dinars ($36,000).
Non-Muslims will be sentenced to 10 years in prison if convicted of violating the law, which will take effect after it is signed by the emir (governor of Kuwait).
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