I said about the same. I want them to be more authoritarian in taking on the issues of political corruption, trade deals/tariffs, immigration policies and ending the nonsense in Syria and Yemen; but I also think the government needs to be less authoritative when it comes to work regulations and...
Pretty much what @Rival said but I would also like to mention that in a sense, icons are not considered painted. Icons are 'written' not 'painted'.
Eastern. HBU?
The conflict in Burma is largely ethnic in nature, and is caused by tensions between two groups (Rohingya and Rakhine), which in no way makes the violence necessary or justifiable. The troubles you see in countries like Malaysia are precipitated through Islamic sharia law- in which Muslims will...
@Kirran
Does the different treatment apply mainly to religious matters (conversion, marriage, death, religious rules+education), or does this apply to secular matters as well?
Could you elaborate? Give evidence?
In the case of Malaysia and Indonesia, the reason Hinduism is tolerated is because Hinduism is regarded by those countries as being monotheistic (which you could actually make an argument for from a theological perspective). In the case of Indonesia...
It is certainly true that their differences between people in any faith (ie good and bad apples). However, I think it is more imperative to judge a faith by its doctrines, praxis, and the societies it creates. Even in the most lenient Islamic countries there are almost no practitioners of...