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==In the Modern World== | ==In the Modern World== | ||
Despite the fact that Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor, abolished crucifixion in the Roman Empire in 337 AD, out of veneration for [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], the most famous victim of crucifixion,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/144583/crucifixion crucifixion] - Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 2009</ref> [[Muhammad]] perpetuated this practice by declaring it a prescribed punishment in [[ | Despite the fact that Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor, abolished crucifixion in the Roman Empire in 337 AD, out of veneration for [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]], the most famous victim of crucifixion,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/144583/crucifixion crucifixion] - Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 2009</ref> [[Muhammad]] perpetuated this practice by declaring it a prescribed punishment in [[Shari'ah (Islamic Law)|Islamic law]]. | ||
Crucifixion is still a part of [[Iran]]'s criminal code,<ref>Ehsan Zar Rokh - [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1108208 Case Study in Iranian Criminal System] - University of Tehran, 2008</ref> and as a method of torture and execution is still being used, primarily against [[Christians]] and Christian [[converts]], in [[Sudan]] and [[Iraq]], both Islamic countries.<ref>Simon Caldwell - [http://www.archive.catholicherald.co.uk/articles/a0000648.shtml Christians are ‘crucified’ in guerrilla raids] - The Catholic Herald, September 25, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56726 Report: Christians crucified by terrorists in Iraq] - WorldNetDaily, July 17, 2007</ref> | Crucifixion is still a part of [[Iran]]'s criminal code,<ref>Ehsan Zar Rokh - [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1108208 Case Study in Iranian Criminal System] - University of Tehran, 2008</ref> and as a method of torture and execution is still being used, primarily against [[Christians]] and Christian [[converts]], in [[Sudan]] and [[Iraq]], both Islamic countries.<ref>Simon Caldwell - [http://www.archive.catholicherald.co.uk/articles/a0000648.shtml Christians are ‘crucified’ in guerrilla raids] - The Catholic Herald, September 25, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56726 Report: Christians crucified by terrorists in Iraq] - WorldNetDaily, July 17, 2007</ref> | ||