Pakistan's Supreme Court upholds Christian man's blasphemy death sentence

Pakistan's Supreme Court on 7 October acquitted Amoon Ayub after about ten years in prison but upheld the death sentence of his brother Qaisar, convicted over a blog insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Lawyers say no evidence tied either brother to the site and that mobs routinely threaten judges in blasphemy trials. The ruling sets a precedent that could affect other Christians facing blasphemy charges, and it shows the legal punishment of faith claims that Jesus warned his followers would face (John 15:20).