Persecution by the religious

[SvennoJ]

shavenferret said:

SvennoJ said:

Just a bit of context for you (can't be bothered to fact check a reddit news story, but AI says it's coming from Aceh)

Aceh is the only province in Indonesia to implement Sharia law, granting it special autonomy.

Aceh population 5.55 million
Indonesia population 287 million
Indonesia Muslim population 243 million

There would be no Sharia law in any nation if the religion weren’t so dominant in the first place. You could make a similar argument for the Christian practice of burning witches. The fact that people try to say that others can’t be or behave a certain way, or hold certain beliefs is intolerable. 

There would still be people getting beaten, tortured, killed for being different. It doesn't come from religion, religion comes from people. 

"The fact that people try to say that others can’t be or behave a certain way, or hold certain beliefs is intolerable."
Fully agreed, but change starts at home, not by pointing fingers at outliers far away. That only encourages hatred while overlooking problems you can make a change in. Pointing fingers doesn't solve anything.