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Lordquinton

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4. Religion is complicated isn't it?
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 12:10 AM
Sep 2015

They are fleeing from members of their own religion to countries that are not of their religion because the neighboring countries of their religion are refusing to accept them.

Here they are converting hoping that that will help them fit in better, be more accepted/allow them to claim asylum on the grounds that they will be killed if they are sent back due to apostasy laws.

The cynic in me could draw a lot of conclusion from that mess of religion, but these are real people who are fleeing a warzone and doing what they can to stay alive. If there is any political background things going on, then they are being used as pawns.

Don't want to get further into it cause this isn't the place, but the whole situation is rage inducing, and various religious groups are making hay over it.

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