13 Countries Where Atheism Is Punishable by Death

[The Valkyrie]

As do I, currently.

The map is complete and utter nonsense.

There's a law on the books that allows for up to one year imprisonment for publishing blasphemous libel, but it is not enforced. In fact, the last time a case was tried was in the 1920s, with no conviction. So, it's ridiculous that NZ was included.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_l...ew_Zealand

True.

I think every country still has silly old laws on the books that people simply can't be bothered removing.

I think there's on in a US state, that I read years ago, that requires people driving cars to stop, get out, and discharge a firearm into the air at intersections to warn other drivers.

[Sejanus]

I'm skeptical of this map - what are its sources and does it claim to be comprehensive?

How did India not make it to the map? We have anti-blasphemy laws here (an obscure and archaic residue of colonial era common law) which can and have been used to curb free speech. It doesn't happen very often, but it happens.

Most recently, Sanal Edamaruku, an Indian Rationalist, was charged under those laws upon a complaint from Bombay's Catholic branch when he showed that the water dripping from the feet of a Jesus statue (locally regarded as miracle and people getting in line to collect the 'holy' water) was actually sewage water. He has since fled to Finland.

Haha. An apt source.

[Zidneya]

Okay to all of you who complain about the map.
I just want to make it clear that I couldn't post the actual map(it's an interactive map remember). Because the forum didn't allowed me nevertheless heres the map.

http://freethoughtreport.com/map/

you can cheek it for yourself.

And heres the study about that map.
So you can read it for yourself why the guys that created the map reached to that conclusion.

http://freethoughtreport.com/download-the-report

Just check in the index the country you have doubts and see if for yourself.

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Your map seems to be a pathetic attempt to try and make the northern hemisphere not look quite so bad

It isn't my map!!!
It's the The Freedom of Thought Report map sponsored by the The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)

Iceland, Germany, and New Zealand punish you with prison time for blasphemy and apostasy? And how does North Korea not make it on this map for apostasy?

North kora is considered an atheist country. Or at least an irreligious one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_North_Korea

[The Valkyrie]

Okay to all of you who complain about the map.
I just want to make it clear that I couldn't post the actual map(it's an interactive map remember). Because the forum didn't allowed me nevertheless heres the map.

http://freethoughtreport.com/map/

you can cheek it for yourself.

And heres the study about that map.
So you can read it for yourself why the guys that created the map reached to that conclusion.

http://freethoughtreport.com/download-the-report

Just check in the index the country you have doubts and see if for yourself.

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Your map seems to be a pathetic attempt to try and make the northern hemisphere not look quite so bad

It isn't my map!!!

Iceland, Germany, and New Zealand punish you with prison time for blasphemy and apostasy? And how does North Korea not make it on this map for apostasy?

North kora is considered an atheist country. Or at least an irreligious one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_North_Korea

Technically North Korea is atheistic.

However, I don't truly consider them atheistic since they've replaced the worship of a deity with the worship of a group of individuals, as is true with many hardline communist countries.

[Zidneya]

Technically North Korea is atheistic.

However, I don't truly consider them atheistic since they've replaced the worship of a deity with the worship of a group of individuals, as is true with many hardline communist countries.

Oh hohoho. Thanks for that. Now I'm gonna shut the f**k up the mouth of some jerk I know.

He claimed atheism promotes cannibalism long story I'll tell you later.

Thanks Beccs.

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Crap! I have been to many of those countries!

You know what that means don't you Dragonetti?
You're a survivor!

[jesus_wept]

He claimed atheism promotes cannibalism long story I'll tell you later.

He's right, everyone knows atheists eat babies.

[Chad32]

Apostasy is not punished in any way, nor restricted in Australia. Your map seems to be a pathetic attempt to try and make the northern hemisphere not look quite so bad - but it still has all the black flags. Even every South African country with a black flag is in the northern hemisphere.

Why bother trying to kill each other, when everything else in Australia is trying to kill you. Right?

[Dragonetti]

HAHA! I am usually armed in many of those countries!

[Zack]

I couldn't get those links to work. They keep timing out.
Apostasy casts a pretty wide net since it also includes abandonment of principles as well as belief. That is why I raised the question of North Korea. If I could get to that site I would like to see how that organization defines the term in concern to the map. Maybe they should have stuck with just blasphemy.

[Mudhammam]

Seems to be a common thread among those countries...

They all boast high numbers of adherents to a particular "religion of peace."