If you thought teaching Intelligent Design in the science classroom was controversial, trying talking about Christianity in a Saudi classroom.
A Saudi high-school chemistry teacher accused of discussing religion with his students has been sentenced to 750 lashes and 40 months in prison for blasphemy, officials said Thursday.
Yikes! Mohammed Salamah al-Harbi (trying saying that fast 10x) was arrested on Thursday and in prison on Saturday. One thing you can’t say about the Saudi court system is that it’s slow. Whether or not it’s very fair though is another question. According to Human Rights Watch, they said al-Harbi was discussing Christianity, Judaism, and the causes of terrorism. I wonder why that’s a sore spot in Saudi Arabia?
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It is not just Saudi Arabia, in several Muslim countries it is forbidden to discuss other religions.
To ask the Muslims to reflect on why they are perceived as evil by humanity is an exercise in futility. Not since Hitler’s Germany has there been as great a threat to civilization. There is no silver lining here.
Islam would have to be among the worst of the religions, suprising the most populous muslim country is Indonesia and it is very moderate with approx 30% of the population non muslim.
I have lived here for 4 years and religion doesn’t cause too many problems, the fanaticals seem mainly from small pockets around asia and most from middle east.
Maybe one day as a race we will grow up and stop believing in sky fairies?
It’ amazing to me thet all these religons believe their God is so powerful, yet they are the ones who have to defend him, If their God, was GOD he would have no need to be defended
Too true Morton. Secondly if there are some things that Islam’s god hates so much then why did that god create them in the first place???
or else what??? fuck you!! this is america with american living here,,,i cant wait til the redneck americans have had enouph of your shit,,,they will BBQ your asses!! currently the arib culture is so in the stone age,,,totaly behind the times,,,i just wish they would stay in there part of the world,,,because they are not getting it over here,,,its to deep, to complex for there simple experiances they have back home,,,
oh it is now also 2:10pm ;)
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