Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death

[trotsky]

67. "minimal interpolation"?!?

You are grasping at every straw you can find in order to justify a version of events that clears religious beliefs of ANY responsibility in this incident.

I have used YOUR OWN LINKS to reaffirm the role of religion in this tragedy. You've ignored that because it doesn't fit your agenda.

Let me ask you something, s4p: if religious beliefs DIDN'T play a role, then are you saying that truly religious people can't do bad deeds? That evil only comes from non-believers or those who discard religious teachings? Let's hear it. Put it out there for all to see.

(BTW, others should know your little summary there is engaging in a lot of editorial artistry. Like saying it was just "the village elders" and ignoring IN YOUR OWN LINKS the statements that religious leaders were involved.)

Here's some more quotes from your links that reaffirm that religion DID play a role:
"imam from the local mosque ordered the fatwa, or religious ruling, and the punishment"
"The imam pronounced his fatwa."
"Next day, a fatwa was announced at a village arbitration"
"Idris Member, an architect of the fatwa"
"Shilpi's brother Akkas Meermalot wasted no time to mention that it should be done in accordance with Islamic law."
"Religious courts where fatwa or religious edicts are pronounced informally exist in almost every village across the country. When an imam of a mosque or a so called religious leader in a village gives an edict, simple God- fearing people, as most villagers are, are forced to accept it."

We can go on as long as you like. You seek to whitewash history, to excuse religion from any possible role in this incident. I choose to face facts and admit that religion DID play a role. The facts are on my side. Now address the points I made in the previous posts above.