Pastor Jerome Fernando enlarged on bail
Colombo, Jan 03 (Daily Mirror) – Pastor Jerome Fernando held in remand custody in connection with his controversial Sunday sermon, was granted bail today by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.
Jerome Fernando was ordered to be released on a cash bail of Rs. 500,000 with two sureties of Rs.10 million. The Court further issued an order preventing him from leaving the country.
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Sokrates Wednesday, 03 January 2024 11:54 AM
Such imprisonment can only happen in an autocratic country like Sri Lanka, where the protection of some crude religions is valued more highly than freedom of speech.
kudson Wednesday, 03 January 2024 06:34 PM
lasantha , eknaligoda and many more
Tom Wednesday, 03 January 2024 10:04 PM
This has nothing to do with any religion. It is a matter of a crude person trying to enlarge his flock by using crude methods
Nm Wednesday, 03 January 2024 10:09 PM
There are no crude religions
Poo Wednesday, 03 January 2024 10:12 PM
To my knowledge Sokrates was a wise man, not an idiot.
warren Wednesday, 03 January 2024 12:18 PM
@Sokrates – So, according to your thinking, blasphemy must be encouraged(?) If this Pastor can’t emancipate himself, how can he liberate others?
Sokrates Wednesday, 03 January 2024 12:46 PM
Blasphemy laws date back to the Middle Ages and have no place in a modern and liberal society, especially in a secular country like Sri Lanka.
Onlooker Wednesday, 03 January 2024 02:50 PM
A secular state claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen based on their religious beliefs. Similarly that citizen must respect other religious beliefs and show restraint. Otherwise there will be mayhem under the guise of freedom of speech with everyone going for the jugular.
Where is room? Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:53 PM
@onlooker. If one has to show restraint, then where is room for freedom of speech?
A Wednesday, 03 January 2024 12:49 PM
Warren don’t be fool . Understand what he said .
Christian Wednesday, 03 January 2024 01:05 PM
ALL GLORY AND HONOUR TO OUR LORD JESUS. Thank you ALMIGHTY GOD for answering our prayer.
Dinesh Gunesekera Wednesday, 03 January 2024 03:53 PM
Honour the LORD by not creating disharmony between mankind. By not disrespecting other religion’s.
Chris Wednesday, 03 January 2024 06:16 PM
Thank you so much to the Sri Lanka Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court. for his release
Atheist Wednesday, 03 January 2024 06:19 PM
Yes, you sound very Christian to me, like all religious people condemning other people and wishing misfortune to others who don’t agree with them. Maybe hell exists after all and you will discover ( too late) that Jesus wanted us to love each other, also love pastor Jerome, the LGBT community, the atheists etc.
Kandy Wednesday, 03 January 2024 01:11 PM
The problem with law
Mk Wednesday, 03 January 2024 01:34 PM
What’s enlarged is his bank account lol
Channa Wednesday, 03 January 2024 01:40 PM
From today, the bad weather will stop and floods will disappear
Christo255 Wednesday, 03 January 2024 01:52 PM
Mr. Soccaretes, he was imprisoned not for telling others what he believed in but rather for insulting other people’s beliefs. Would a true prophet ridicule other people’s beliefs?
warren Wednesday, 03 January 2024 03:00 PM
Well said! One has every right to practice their religion as long as they do not insult other religions.
Atheist Wednesday, 03 January 2024 03:13 PM
I get insulted and ridiculed every day, but I am a grown-up and not a child and don’t start crying when someone tells me that I am wrong.
Onlooker Wednesday, 03 January 2024 05:49 PM
Athiest : Insulting and ridiculing are not traits of a decent person, but one may express one’s own view based on your faith and even engage in an exchange of views of other faiths. If someone says I am wrong he must show why. I will accept I am wrong only if I am wrong and someone has shown me why. Just capitulating is weakness of one’s own belief or faith. There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behoves any of us to find fault with the rest of us…Adams
Gayan Wednesday, 03 January 2024 08:17 PM
Socrates is still hurting from events of 2009. Ignore him.
Freedom Wednesday, 03 January 2024 02:25 PM
I entirely agree with Sokrates. We are not living in Stone Age like some of the people who voice their opinion. They must grow up. There is freedom of speech. One has the right to compare and contrast. In the UK one can go to Hyde park, stand on a soap box and can say anything about any country, religion, people.
Onlooker Wednesday, 03 January 2024 03:05 PM
Yes one has the right to compare and contrast but not ridicule or disparage. A learned comparison is certainly the work of an erudite person and must be encouraged but ridiculing is the work of a miscreant.
Delta Wednesday, 03 January 2024 08:24 PM
There is a fundamental problem between how people understand the definition of freedom and democracy between societies in the West and those in the East. Firstly from a sociological point of view, fundamentally there is a difference between these two regions. Main fact is the value of traditions that are deeply enshrined in Eastern cultures compared to those in the Western cultures. Secondly there is an embedded notion in the West of Freedom that is in fact extremely flawed. This flaw is then countered through the legal structural processes which in essence contradicts the true essence of democracy that is defined by the West based leaders. So where am I going with this? – the fact is we should never compare the democratic ideals of West with the democratic ideals of Eastern democratic values. The best answer so far that relates to this subject comes from the commentaries made by Onlooker that relates to my points above.
Ark Wednesday, 03 January 2024 02:44 PM
Now hora will engage back to business
Primal. Wednesday, 03 January 2024 03:13 PM
To call him “hora” what he robbed from yoi.
Dee Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:55 PM
Primal- are from outside this planet?
warren Wednesday, 03 January 2024 03:04 PM
@Sokrates, @A, @Christian – So, we do not need doctors, engineers, teachers and other professionals. Go on praying. Then the God will give you everything. Let the public decide who is in the Middle Ages.
Atheist Wednesday, 03 January 2024 06:09 PM
Very cute comment, hahaha……
Koala Wednesday, 03 January 2024 10:16 PM
Well said.
Tim Wednesday, 03 January 2024 04:04 PM
You guys want to know inside out of him. Please this film… TRANCE”
Terrence K Wednesday, 03 January 2024 05:29 PM
@Warren I was reading your comments which only shows you are carnal minded. Faith is all about things hoped for the evidence of which cannot be seen. We see today a repitition of history when the Lord Jesus was on this earth he was the only person among all prophets who raised people from the dead and cured many sicknesses. In spite of all this the people of that time after seeing all these wonders when he was crucified the question was if you had done miracles in the past why can’t you save yourself. To understand his mission you need to have faith and be humble. Let 2024 be a year of enlightenment.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SMH Wednesday, 03 January 2024 05:37 PM
GLORY BE TO GOD!
Fool’s paradise this is Wednesday, 03 January 2024 06:06 PM
Politicians look better than this smug’s staged drama with his looted funds.
Stanley Wednesday, 03 January 2024 07:51 PM
Why aren’t politicians who bankrupted the country in remand?
DJ Wednesday, 03 January 2024 09:21 PM
This has nothing to do with religion, its all because of Jealousy and politicians don’t like it.
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