The Saudis are about to do it again...

[The Emperor of Mankind]

The Kingdom's judiciary have sentenced to death an artist on false charges of apostasy and immoral behaviour.

Ashraf Fayadh was originally given 800 lashes and four years jail time but since he had the temerity to appeal (which was rejected), he was put up against a new judge and prosecution, without legal representation in both cases, and they plan to kill him even though he publically 'repented'.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-poet-to-death-for-renouncing-islam?CMP=fb_gu

Yet another example of wondrous morality from the oil lords of the Arabian peninsula...

 

[Revoltingest]

Of course, they're not true Muslims.

 

[Rival]

Lo! Allah is all-forgiving, most merciful!

 

[Flankerl]

If he burns/doesn't drown he's clearly a witch.

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

If he burns/doesn't drown he's clearly a witch.

But what if he weighs the same as a duck?

 

[Flankerl]

Then he's made of wood... right?

 

[leibowde84]

But what if he weighs the same as a duck?

He turned me into a newt ...

 

[Ouroboros]

I got better...

 

[Ouroboros]

Hey! The no true Scotsman in this thread is banned, unless one is referring to the Scotsmen who are not @A Greased Scotsman

Not true scotch tape. Can't repair things with those cheap copycat tapes.

 

[Revoltingest]

True Scotch Tape is made from real Scots.

 

[dust1n]

Asylum: To stand at the end of a queue..

To be given a morsel of bread.

To stand!: Something your grandfather used to do.. Without knowing the reason why.

The Morsel?: You.

The homeland: A card to put in your wallet.

Money: Papers that carry images of Leaders.

The Photo: Your substitution pending your return.

And the Return: A mythological creature … from your grandmother’s tales.

End of the first lesson.

اللجوء: أن تقف في آخر الصف..

كي تحصل على كسرة وطن.

الوقوف: شيء كان يفعله جدك.. دون معرفة السبب!

والكسرة: أنت.

الوطن: بطاقة توضع في محفظة النقود.

النقود: أوراق ترسم عليها صور الزعماء.

الصورة: تنوب عنك ريثما تعود.

والعودة: كائن أسطوري.. ورد في حكايات الجدة.

انتهى الدرس الأول.

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This is all I could find translated.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Yet another example of wondrous morality from the oil lords of the Arabian peninsula...

All very mediaeval.

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

He turned me into a newt ...

A newt?

 

[leibowde84]

A newt?

I got better ...

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I got better ...

Were you kissed by a prince?

...or should it be a princess?

 

[George-ananda]

Well, not all places and countries of the world reach the modern age at the same time.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Well, not all places and countries of the world reach the modern age at the same time.

It does seem that the older religious traditions are more mature.

 

[Father Heathen]

At least the bruised ego of some dead prophet guy will be avenged.

 

[columbus]

It does seem that the older religious traditions are more mature.

I think Islam is fundamentally different, for two reasons.
One, it says right there in the Qur'an that this is the final perfect word. It cannot be improved upon without being changed and that is forbidden.
Also, the teachings on a 7th century warlord are typically convenient for modern people who want to be tyrants. So the government often likes it just the way it is, which is a powerful motivation for conservative religious interpretation.
Tom