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Iran's headscarf crackdown: blame Islam ?
I can never understand how any regime can prey upon their own people like that - and over a headscarf. Maybe if they'd just accept some moderate reforms and allowed for some freedoms, perhaps the West might be able to work with them better. But the Iranians might believe that it's the West which is the cause of all their troubles, so they may entrench themselves even further.
I don't see how it could be the fault of Islam, per se, although it seems more a human frailty where people take a belief too far and use it as an excuse to crush any kind of resistance they encounter. It seems more political than religious - although sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
Religious leaders seem to be more conservative than the general public. I don't know why. Many twist scriptures to suit their mindset. Ugh.
While I suspect that you will blame who or what you wish, I'm rather thankful for the (rhetorical) question, if only because it led me to this article.
It is indeed Islam's fault. As the link in the preceding
post shows, the basis for hiding/separating women
is set. Extreme interpretations are bound to happen.
But I don't know if this will lead to Islam's decline.
After all...many people have long loved authoritarian
religions that offer the promise of paradise, meaning,
& strict prescriptions/proscriptions.
ronki23
Well-Known Member
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Because LGBTQ people are facing more and more discrimination and even violence, is it the fault of Christianity? Does this mean Christianity will decline with time as more and more people rise up against this discrimination?
ronki23
Well-Known Member
There are far more women than LGBT people.
That you believe that to be a coherent response is astonishing.
ronki23
Well-Known Member
Firstly, the number of LGBT people vs the number of women is important because there were not enough LGBT people at the time of the religion's establishment: it was seen as weird and abnormal because the minority were of it. Women are required for birthing
Secondly, there is a hypothetical chance that LGBT rights could be the downfall of Christianity or Islam.
It is the fault of those versions of Islam which insist religious ideas can't be criticized in my view because then a person or group of people can come up with any bad idea, call it religious and it becomes impossible to oppose it without bloodshed occurring. The headscarf issue being a classic example in my opinion.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Islam produces these people. Call it it's fruit.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe it is a sign of the sin of pride. When a belief becomes so important that morality can be cast aside it is pride in the belief that is at fault. And God hates it.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe it is never good for a religion to have bad PR.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I do not believe Christians are the ones who discriminate or violate. We only get bad press for calling it sin. That is because that community has the support of the liberal press and Christianity does not. Christianity will survive the apostates and true believers are not so easily deceived.