In northwest Pakistan, the killing of journalists is sanctioned if those journalists don't follow strict theocratic codes.
In Jerusalem, nonobservant Jews and gentiles risk being cursed at, pelted with stones or spit upon if they pass through the orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim.
In Palestinian territories, Christian women are taunted and threatened for wearing crosses.
In the US, high school students in the Bible Belt report being verbally assaulted by "God Squads" who demand that their fellow students agree with their beliefs.
In one Florida school district, a group of students is suing school officials for creating "a coercive environment in promoting their personal religious beliefs."
In other news, we learn that Christians are no longer welcome in Iraq.
"I hope to leave for any other place in the world," said Sheeran Surkon, a 27-year-old Iraqi woman who fled to Syria in 2004 after she received death threats, her father disappeared and her beauty salon was blown up. She now awaits resettlement to another country, saying she can't tolerate the violence and new Muslim conservatism in Iraq.
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Most of what you mentioned had to do with Muslim counries. It's really shameful that there are Mulims who don't practice Islam...but there are.
Islam actually teaches tolerance for poeple of other religions, and forcing someone to practive Islam is never acceptable...
Al-Baqara [2:256]"Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clear from Error; whoever rejects Evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things."
True there are also verses that seem to say otherwise, but they are merely saying what most other religions teach..."If you ain't one of us you're going to Hell!" LOL!
For hundreds of years (Untill recently) Muslims and Christians seemed to have no problem living in the same country. Islam even allowed churches (and synagogues) to exsist in Muslim countries.
The Jews even believe that during the time Muslims ruled Spain it was the Golden Age for Jews. Yes there were still some problems, but for the most part all was peaceful. (Ahh the good old days).
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Sephardim.html
Somehow things have changed, but it wsn't the teachings of the Qur'an.
I don't know much about Islam, but I can tell you that I don't know very many Christians who will turn the other cheek as Jesus taught.
I don't understand why people talk up values that they don't follow in their personal lives (note all the family values Republicans who are cheating on their wives).
My major complaint with all the religious groups is the hypocrisy. They want to tell the rest of us how to behave when they, themselves, don't adhere to their own rules.
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