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45. I don't know whether it's done publicly; but judicial corporal punishment is on the books in several

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:54 AM

Apr 2016

Christian-majority countries, especially in the Caribbaean: Grenada, Barbados, the Bahamas, St Vincent and others.

Singapore notoriously uses caning as a judicial punishment. It is religiously diverse, but Christians outnumber Muslims, and the largest religious group is Buddhists.

The UK only abolished judicial corporal punishment in the 1960s; the Isle of Man only in 2000, though they hadn't used it there since the 1970s.

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60-Year-Old Christian Woman Publicly Caned In Indonesia For Breaking Sharia Law [View all] MariaThinks Apr 2016 OP

Organized religion is the biggest scourge on the planet, and a religious government is catbyte Apr 2016 #1

please name a Christian majority country that allows public floging today? MariaThinks Apr 2016 #2

Oh, here we go. I'm not about to get into a "my religion is better than yours" with you. catbyte Apr 2016 #5

the vast majority of people do not support the nutjobs in the republican party MariaThinks Apr 2016 #12

How many anti-Planned Parenthood & anti-abortion bills have passed in red states? catbyte Apr 2016 #13

I completely agree with you, if America's right wing Christians were allowed Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #27

Yeah and us atheists (not implicating you) will probably be excorsized. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #29

Tell that to NC, Wisconsin, Kansas, Florida, and Ohio and other purple states blm Apr 2016 #15

The vast majority of people don't support religious nutjobs either Major Nikon Apr 2016 #22

Don't waste your time... Chan790 Apr 2016 #46

The fine print on that chart - ON U.S. SOIL TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2016 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Chan790 Apr 2016 #67

When the LRA attacks in London, New York, TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2016 #73

That is the same bad logic behind almost every form prejudice and bigotry. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #40

Riiiight, and I suppose the priest abuse of young boys and harsh punishment of white kids catbyte Apr 2016 #47

wow Skittles Apr 2016 #68

It's rape vs murder... TipTok Apr 2016 #7

Please name the religion passing bigoted laws in the US whatthehey Apr 2016 #9

Well, Uganda is a Christian nation, and didn't they pass a law outlawing being gay & wanted to catbyte Apr 2016 #10

do you feel any sympathy for the lady who is being flogged in a muslim majority country simply for MariaThinks Apr 2016 #56

Of course. Why are you so defensive and hateful towards anyone who's non-Christian? catbyte Apr 2016 #62

"please name a Christian majority country that allows public floging today?" Bad Dog Apr 2016 #25

Punctuation Nazi! (I though they only existed in fairy tales.) Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #30

It's not a question. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #36

Islamophobia? I don't suffer from that malady. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #37

But you'd still rather ignore the central point of my post and focus on the minor detail. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #44

Neither do I. I only focus on facts. MariaThinks Apr 2016 #72

besides the question mark - LiberalElite Apr 2016 #38

anyone who talks about punctuation on an important topic isn't interested in MariaThinks Apr 2016 #57

You are the disgusting one. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #58

sure- posting facts is bigotry. Name one lie i've posted. I think people who call others bigots MariaThinks Apr 2016 #59

Posting a one sided argument is bigotry. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #60

anyone who think times of india is dubious is a bigot. is it dubious because it is from India. MariaThinks Apr 2016 #61

Your threads were hidden because they were probably bigoted. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #63

i notice you have no words for the Christian lady that was flogged by the muslim government MariaThinks Apr 2016 #65

You've yet to respond to the fact that some Christian majority countries still practice flogging. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #66

Barbados Android3.14 Apr 2016 #33

I don't know whether it's done publicly; but judicial corporal punishment is on the books in several LeftishBrit Apr 2016 #45

This is ridiculous. Not every religion is the same. But I'm curious -- you're a Bernie supporter, pnwmom Apr 2016 #3

No, I'm not. WTF does THAT have to do with anything anyway?!? catbyte Apr 2016 #6

There is a great overlap here between Bernie supporters pnwmom Apr 2016 #31

Seems like the bashing is from Hilary supporters Android3.14 Apr 2016 #34

This is why we must not let the Republicans take the White House. hamsterjill Apr 2016 #50

We beat, jail, and kill black folks for breaking the white man's law, so this doesn't seem so out of jtuck004 Apr 2016 #4

No 'white man's law' here... TipTok Apr 2016 #8

Ah, privelege speaks. If I step outside I can see the black prisoners being roped together jtuck004 Apr 2016 #14

I was speaking to the law portion of your bit... TipTok Apr 2016 #16

VS the millions that are in our prisons. Interesting.By concentrating on that smaller segment, white jtuck004 Apr 2016 #23

"privelege speaks" Democat Apr 2016 #20

Muslim men, mostly. n/t Humanist_Activist Apr 2016 #21

The real estate swindle and his minions? n/t jtuck004 Apr 2016 #24

An informative documentary about Indonesia is "The Act Of Killing" killbotfactory Apr 2016 #11

Awesome link, great trailer. Thanks. byronius Apr 2016 #17

I grew up in Saudi Arabia. byronius Apr 2016 #18

Ah, the 'Religon of Peace' The Green Manalishi Apr 2016 #19

The US allowed incorporation by reference of all Sharia law into the Iraqi Constitution. merrily Apr 2016 #26

we prefer lethal injections cause we are so fricken christian dembotoz Apr 2016 #28

Who got executed for selling alcohol? Taitertots Apr 2016 #35

hardly keep an eye on the right to lie folks for example dembotoz Apr 2016 #55

We only lethal inject evil people who like to behead others mdbl Apr 2016 #32

You can thank the Salafist madrassas funded by the Saudis for this crap. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #39

Christians Jailed for Refusing to Convert to Catholicism ... keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #41

Charisma News seems like a legit source. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2016 #48

If you are claiming it is not true, keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #49

Prove that unicorns don't exist and chickens don't lay jelly bean eggs. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2016 #51

WOW! keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #52

Typical DU response to this type of violence and oppression Democat Apr 2016 #53

You sure put a reverse twist on that one. keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #54

they enable it and i believe are guilty of perpetuating the evil crimes MariaThinks Apr 2016 #71

Fuckin' bullshit religion. nt valerief Apr 2016 #42

This barbarism must stop. Hopefully global outrage will deter them from repeating this. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #43

Sick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #69

Sick. MatthewStLouis Apr 2016 #70