Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Islamic State militant 'executes own mother' in Raqqa [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)112. Some religions are quite benign
Janism, for example.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
113 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
As if he doesn't already - he's going to have some bigtime mental problems.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jan 2016
#40
Punishment for apostasy is part of the foundation of this theocratic movement.
ancianita
Jan 2016
#3
Yep. It doesn't matter how that submission happens, either, whether it's by threat, punishment
ancianita
Jan 2016
#5
I've no idea who that is. I usually don't need help when free speeching about ISIS.
ancianita
Jan 2016
#82
No, we wouldn't. Why just attack Islam for something the Christian Fundies do too?
trillion
Jan 2016
#104
percentages, tell us where millions and millions of christian fundies live who want a theocracy...
snooper2
Jan 2016
#111
No major Christian denomination calls for legal sanctions against those who apostasize
oberliner
Jan 2016
#43
Fundamentalist Christians don't support it because we have a secular government
jmowreader
Jan 2016
#53
His beliefs are not similarly the law of Christian countries -- none of which are called
ancianita
Jan 2016
#84
Having debated Catholics who would like nothing better than to live in a Catholic...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2016
#55
Have Catholic apostates been imprisoned for that reason anywhere over the last 50 years?
oberliner
Jan 2016
#59
No, because outside of Vatican City, there are no Catholic Confessional States in existence...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2016
#62
They only have temporal authority within Vatican City, and as far as I'm aware of no...
Humanist_Activist
Jan 2016
#71
Do you realize the fundamentalist islamic states that exist today were cultivated by the west?
killbotfactory
Jan 2016
#93
Here's the key difference between religions' fundamentalisms: translation. Literal translation is
ancianita
Jan 2016
#92
Saudi Arabia uses their brand Islam to protect and expand their political power in the region
killbotfactory
Jan 2016
#100
True; and non-theist ideologies can also be abused if they become props for authoritarian rulers
LeftishBrit
Jan 2016
#89
Totally agree, and was why I made sure to mention that any religion can be abusive.
Coventina
Jan 2016
#90
Fair to say that religious *extremists* of any religion are flirting with evil. Nt
JudyM
Jan 2016
#14
the ones who kill others are worse than the ones that don't talk to you because of their belief
MariaThinks
Jan 2016
#52
-1000 All Religion? What a pant-load. Good job throwing the baby out with the bathwater...nt
jonno99
Jan 2016
#31
The best that can happen: he comes to regret it & tells the story as a cautionary tale to discourage
JudyM
Jan 2016
#26
Wow. ISIS are an insane cult, and unfortunately one with power in some places
LeftishBrit
Jan 2016
#87
All religions are fucked, but one religion really is worse than all the others.
Quantess
Jan 2016
#94