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[–] 6079SmithW 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Sounds like the "disfellowshipping" that Jehovas Witnesses do to their ex-members. I know a girl who's whole family won't even talk to her anymore because of this shit. Religious extremism that teaches it's followers to abandon the people who they're supposed to love the most is pretty fucked up, and it doesn't matter whether it's christian or muslim in character.

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[–] RagBagger 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Whether it's disfellowsipping or execution it's the hallmark of a Cult, not a genuine religion.

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[–] z0phi3l ago 

Except that there's no requirement of executing the apostate like there is in Islam, not that it makes it any better, but Islam wins the fuckwit crown here

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[–] 6079SmithW ago 

Actually lots of religions teach that execution is a necessary punishment for apostasy, heresy, and related "crimes." Just a quick example, the bible teaches us that the offender must be stoned to death if he:

  • Curses Jehova, Leviticus 24:10
  • Practices Idolatry, Deuteronomy 17:2
  • Works on the sabbath, Numbers 15:32
  • Encourages the worship of other gods, Deuteronomy 13:7

The list goes on but you get the point. Of course homosexuals were to be killed as well, but that's not exactly comparable to apostasy. No, Islam doesn't win any crazy prizes in the world of religion. Most holy scriptures, if taken literally from cover to cover are chock full of crazy. Just like anything else some religious believers are more rational than others, the crazy ones will beleive all the crazy parts of their holly book and the more rational ones will skip over those unfortunate sections.