Secular Justice Masks Blasphemy’s Gravity in Church Bomb Hoax Case
Catholic News Agency reports that Zimnako Salah received a six-year prison sentence for planting fake bombs at churches in Arizona, California, and Colorado in 2023. Federal prosecutors emphasized the “hate crime” aspect, noting Salah targeted victims “because of their religion.” Authorities seized bomb components from his storage unit and documented his consumption of “extremist propaganda.” U.S. Attorney Eric Grant claimed Salah sought “many deaths and injuries,” while Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon declared the Department of Justice will “protect the rights of all people of faith to worship… free from fear.” The report’s naturalistic framing ignores the crimen laesae maiestatis divinae (crime of injured divine majesty) inherent in attacks against God’s temples.








