Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoI'm canceling my plans to vacation in Pakistan. Also, the Koran is horseshit.www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkI'm canceling my plans to vacation in Pakistan. Also, the Koran is horseshit.www.bbc.comDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarealeph@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoIt’s not accurate to blame the Quran for this kind of behavior, as it doesn’t proscribe violent punishments for blasphemy. Instead, there are sociopolitical reasons (and quite recent ones at that) that explain why incidents like this occur in some Muslim countries. It’s certainly lot more complicated than “Islam = bad”.
It’s not accurate to blame the Quran for this kind of behavior, as it doesn’t proscribe violent punishments for blasphemy.
Instead, there are sociopolitical reasons (and quite recent ones at that) that explain why incidents like this occur in some Muslim countries. It’s certainly lot more complicated than “Islam = bad”.