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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Sat Jan 6, 2018, 06:54 AM Jan 2018

Egypt could make atheism illegal

Lawmakers in Egypt are seriously considering passing a law that would make atheism illegal.

Blasphemy is already illegal in Egypt, and people are frequently arrested for insulting or defaming religion under the country’s strict laws. But the newly proposed rule would make it illegal for people not to believe in God, even if they don’t talk about it.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/egypt-could-make-atheism-illegal/|

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Egypt could make atheism illegal (Original Post) Soph0571 Jan 2018 OP

Ahhh, the power of religion. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #1

"Total lack of tolerance" tends to be a turnoff. Igel Jan 2018 #4

That was then Cartoonist Jan 2018 #5

Whataboutism. Iggo Jan 2018 #9

Nailed it. n/t trotsky Jan 2018 #10

And in this country you can't have a serious political career PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #6

Religion, often another form of authoritative politics. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2018 #2

Is this one of those stories considered edhopper Jan 2018 #3

We know what religious leaders do when they have too much power. EvilAL Jan 2018 #7

That's our friends, right? Iggo Jan 2018 #8

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,861 posts)

1. Ahhh, the power of religion.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 06:59 AM

Jan 2018

It's this total lack of tolerance that turns me away from organized religion.

Igel

(35,317 posts)

4. "Total lack of tolerance" tends to be a turnoff.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 12:13 PM

Jan 2018

I started to learn Russian because of competition with another kid in my class.

I continued because I found the lack of tolerance for religion on the part of organized politics to be annoying.

"No, you can't be a party member if you go to church. You can't be a manager. You can't be a reporter or writer. You can't have important jobs in the military. And you might not be accepted to college or keep you place in the queue for your own apartment--there's a chance, I guess, if you hide it really well, but don't let it become common knowledge."

It would be nice if that were just some podunk country like Albania or Moldova. But when it's the USSR and its colonies in Europe and Africa and the New World, China and its regional satrapies, we're talking about a lot of people. And these weren't countries that progressives tended to soundly condemn.