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kpete

(72,013 posts)
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:54 AM Oct 2013

Tell me again how "religion is a good thing in society."

4 Saudi men accused of dancing naked sentenced to prison, lashes
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
updated 11:10 AM EDT, Sun October 6, 2013

Three men sentenced to between 3-7 years and 500 to 1,200 lashes

One man received the harshest sentence -- 2,000 lashes and 10 years

A video of the men dancing was posted to social media, but has been removed


(CNN) -- Four Saudi men accused of dancing naked on the roof of a car and posting a video of the incident online have been sentenced to as many as 2,000 lashes and up to 10 years in prison, and fined thousands of dollars, a newspaper reported this week.

A criminal court in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, handed down the verdict on Wednesday, according to the newspaper al-Sharq.
Three of the men were sentenced to three to seven years in prison and 500 to 1,200 lashes, and one man received the harshest sentence -- 10 years and 2,000 lashes.

The fines came to 50,000 Saudi riyals ($13,000), the newspaper reported.

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Tell me again how "religion is a good thing in society." (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP
They can't possibly survive 2000 lashes! How horrendous! Happyhippychick Oct 2013 #1
Wrong Question! The Corect Question: How is US Support of Saudi Arabia Justifiable? OmahaBlueDog Oct 2013 #2
Religion CAN be a good thing Prophet 451 Oct 2013 #3

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
2. Wrong Question! The Corect Question: How is US Support of Saudi Arabia Justifiable?
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 12:07 PM
Oct 2013

There have been plenty of rotten atheists/non-religionists. Joe Stalin. Fidel Castro. Pol Pot. etc.

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)
3. Religion CAN be a good thing
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 01:15 PM
Oct 2013

Note, that's "can", not "is". When religion is held by good people, it can inspire a Martin Luther King. When it's held by bad people, it can inspire the Klan. And teh Muslim equivelent of teh Klan are the people in charge in Saudi Arabia.

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