Christian Convert Faces Death Penalty

[Tempestv]

here is the problem: You are trying to make sense of religion. enough said.

[j2k4]

here is the problem: You are trying to make sense of religion. enough said.

Fine.

Having concluded that, what's to be done?

Make some popcorn and watch the show?


It may be that some lives are taken before alternatives (forced immigration, minimally) are settled on.

Islam can change, right?

[vidcc]

Islam can change, right?

Societies can evolve and religious beliefs or at least interpretations can change along with that evolution. But as to being able to change religion depends on how strong those beliefs within that religion are and can there be an exception that would allow the believer to be comfortable with the change. I don't know about Islams holy book but the bible is full of contradictions which seem to be cherry picked depending on need.

In this case is it a question of religious beliefs or a law based on religious beliefs. You are fully aware that I object to legislating based purely on religious beliefs, unfortunately in theocracies nearly everything is, which is why the church and state wall is a good thing here.

This particular case is an extreme example where there can be no other reason but religious beliefs for such a law to exist.


How would you suggest change occur ?

Can we change them ?

Could they change us ?

[JPaul]

[QUOTE=j2k4]

Islam can change, right?

Of course it can. You only have to consider that some Muslims consider conversion to another faith punishable by death and others totally deny that is what their Prophet teaches.

As is the case with most religions, the media choose to focus on the extreme elements who claim to represent the religion. Playing into the hands of those who wish to believe just that, that those people are representative of the majority who follow the religion.

You know as well as I that the majority of most people who follow religions are moderates. Who take more of a live and let live attitude towards life. That however does not make good news. Nor does it pander to those who hold that religion is the cause of all of the World's conflicts. When in fact it is more likely to be greed and the distribution of wealth, or lack thereof.