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Atheists & Agnostics

Cartoonist

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2. I'm glad I don't live there.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 05:30 AM

Dec 2014

13 states, all of them Muslim, had made apostasy or blasphemy against religion a capital offense.
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In some countries – like Russia, where communist ideology has been replaced by Orthodox Christianity which dominated before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution – any public expression of atheist views can be equated with blasphemy and criminalized.
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Meet the new boss.

The two quotes from the article show there is no real difference among religions.

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Governments turn up the heat on atheists: report [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2014 OP

Yeah, we're harder to control than churchgoing people Warpy Dec 2014 #1

I'm glad I don't live there. Cartoonist Dec 2014 #2

Well, take a look at DU. trotsky Dec 2014 #3

You mean they are talking about edhopper Dec 2014 #4

Correct! trotsky Dec 2014 #5

I have to say... RussBLib Dec 2014 #6

Oh undoubtedly. trotsky Dec 2014 #7

Although you are right Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #8

If they'll believe a dude from Mecca is the prophet of the omnipotent ruler of the universe Arugula Latte Dec 2014 #9