To everyone, I urge you to stop commenting on religion. With all the comments I read, says the OP is innocent and it's the religion at fault. You do not have the complete knowledge nor the right to just go on insulting other's religion.
The OP is smart enough to use the language and not show the link to the posting that has landed him into the trouble.
I do have sympathy for OP, but this discussion is going way on a different track. I also advice the HN admins to delete this post.
So yes, it would be hasty to jump to the conclusion that the religion is to blame, but based on what is presented in the article, it's pretty safe to say he wouldn't be imprisoned if he did the exact same thing in a non-Muslim state.
The OP is smart enough to use the language and not show the link to the posting that has landed him into the trouble.
I do have sympathy for OP, but this discussion is going way on a different track. I also advice the HN admins to delete this post.