More protests Against The Theocratic Regime in Iran

[Leonardo17]

@Leonardo17

When we talk about religious extremism (like messianic approaches in the US for instance) we are talking about observable / measurable realities (like Israeli extremists illegally colonizing Palestinian territory in a way that is based on their interpretation of the bible.

Doesn’t this rather give the lie to your earlier claim that EVERYONE thinks people should be allowed to determine their own spirituality?

Boru

… within limits.
 
1) You need to respect the liberty and freedom of other people
 
2) You need to remain within some sort of logical framework.
 
Ex: To the Salafist interpretation of Islam the non-Muslim part of the world is “Land that is destined to be conquered by Holy War”. In the Shiite version of Salafism, Sunni Muslim countries are included in this “Land that is destined to be conquered by Holy War”.
 
This is a real example and it doesn’t fit into neither of the “boundaries to the practice of religion” I’ve just defined above.
 
See: Religion doesn’t need to be “uncool” for you not to like it. You can be not attracted to religion without any particular reason at all. If you think atheism is cool, then that’s the end of the story for you full stop.
 
How about we don’t discuss this anymore and go back to what’s happening in Iran?
 
- It’s very serious you know. Over 1000 people are already dead and the palace of the Pahlavi dynasty (a UNESCO cultural heritage site) was hit in today’s bombings.