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scribblingsim t1_j1vcxp2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Hardliner Clerics In Iran Demand More Executions, Amputations by aqua_zesty_man

Is torture, forcing children to fight each other near to death, or ordering a child to kill himself good enough? https://www.newsweek.com/2017/03/10/saving-youth-foundation-alabama-christian-school-beatings-nudity-562257.html

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[deleted] t1_j1vg3ia wrote

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scribblingsim t1_j1vgkte wrote

Doesn't mean they weren't happening at the hands of religious leaders. That was my point. These guys in Iran are religious leaders, so I found religious leaders to compare them to. They're all the same. It seems to be a common thread among these religions that developed so close to each other.

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Carbonatite t1_j1xxha5 wrote

The common factor in all these situations - Iran, Alabama, New York - is religious extremists.

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