Reason #877,423 why I fight so vehemently against organized religions: [Via Religion Poisons Everything and Bill Flavell] Choosing your own religion should be a fundamental human right but, in 2014, apostasy is a criminal offence in 19 nations: Afghanistan – illegal (death penalty) Comoros Islands Egypt – illegal (3 years imprisonment) Iran – illegal (death penalty) Iraq Jordan – possibly illegal Kuwait Malaysia – illegal in five of 13 states (fine, imprisonment, and flogging) Maldives Mauritania – illegal (death penalty if still apostate after 3 days) Nigeria Pakistan – illegal (death penalty since 2007) Qatar – illegal (death penalty) Saudi Arabia – illegal (death penalty, although no recently reported executions) Somalia – illegal (death penalty) Sudan – illegal (death penalty) Syria United Arab Emirates – illegal (3 years imprisonment, flogging) Yemen – illegal (death penalty) BillƑ
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 22:00:01 +0000
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