Faith requires constant reinforcement. The Passion of a mob is the perfect reinforcer

And there are people here that want pass anti-blasphemy laws!! They have no idea what that means.

This is what happens when one fucked up religion meets another fucked up religion. This has been going on for as long as man has created differing gods.

No good ever comes from xenophobic passions.

I have a family friend who lived in Pakistan. She wrote letters to our family in the 80s as she watched the rise of radical Islam hit the political spectrum. She had her children move to England but she stayed behind since Pakistan is her home.

It is via the all too often venomous words preached by Religious Leaders that the atrocities are committed by their followers.
For example, just finished speaking to a very good friend who has been part of the crew 'employed' by a certain local Evangelical 'Church' completely re-painting inside and out and refurbishing,etc, the interior as well. They were paid, so far, precisely 1/10th of the contracted price agreed upon by both parties and when their boss approached this self-appointed 'Minister' for the remainder owed the Boss was threatened with 'religious reprisals.'
Last Evening the houses of 3 of the crew were attacked with paint, blood and human excreta and small fires were lit in their front yards.
The matter has been reported to the local police, security footage has been given to the police as well and numerous arrests are 'imminent' according to police.

"The label of blasphemer is worse than the fear of death. It’s such a serious accusation that I didn’t want to die with it. I wanted my name to be cleared so my family could survive with dignity in the society."

That was a powerful story. A reminder of the power that theocracy has and how it keeps a nation from modernizing. There are people in Pakistan who understand how being 'too emotional about religion' will damage the opportunity of a legitimate legal justice system. Of course, those same people live in fear of criticizing or of changing the blasphemy laws...double edged sword. Just mentioning that reform is needed is often a death sentence for judges, attorneys and politicians. And trying to provide a fair trial.....sounds very unlikely. Such harsh punishment. Such a long way to go.

Unfortunaely, it's a scene played out all too often when competing religions or cultures come together. There are some similarities between this scene and ones that occurred in Jim Crow south where lynchings were not uncommon with little or no evidrnce, and by Christians no less.

Even if you ignore the fact that deity worship is mumbo jumbo the Christians and the Muslims worship the same fucking god, how can it be blasphemy?