The Lina Joy story reaches its inevitable conclusion. (Hint: not good.)

Lina Joy's application to convert out of Islam was rejected by the Federal Court yesterday:

On Wednesday, the Court announced that it had no jurisdiction over the case since it was under the purview of Shari'a law, effectively punting on any attempt to clear up the gray space that exists between Malaysia's two legal systems. The ruling was greeted by shouts of "God is great!" from many in the assembled crowd outside the Palace of Justice in Kuala Lumpur. More secular observers were far less jubilant. "I see this case not just as a question of religious preference but one of a potential dismantling of Malaysia's ... multi-ethnic, multi-religious [character]," warned Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, a member of Joy's legal team, before the decision was announced.

Needless to say, we are not amused.

Fuck the mindless, idiotic sheep who cheered the verdict, people who clearly have absolutely no understanding of religious freedoms or even Islam itself and rely on some old bigoted lunatic to "interpret" the Quran and its meanings for them.

Fuck those old bigoted lunatics for misusing their followers' trust to set their own agendas once they realised they have very real power over the nation's governance.

Fuck the spineless government who'd rather pander to these people's every whim and prejudice, even at the cost of international embarrassment.

But fuck it all, really. If these people think that Lina Joy will give up her Christianity just because the Federal Court said so, then they must be pretty fucking stupid.

You can't force someone to remain in one faith no matter how many legislations you write. She'll continue to be a practicing Christian for as long as she decides to.

Even if her own country refuses to recognise it.