1. The penalty for Blasphemy in the Old Testament was death by stoning.

2. Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning Statutes allowing stoning and amputation will go into effect in the sultanate beginning on April 3

3. However, the satisfaction was short-lived because, in the penal code reform proposal currently under consideration by the Iranian Parliament, death by stoning for certain forms of adultery is retained.