Is there a greater threat to human rights than religious fundamentalism?
Just a recap of some items in the news so far in 2015: A blogger in Egypt was sentenced to a thousand lashes with a cane (in public) for insulting Islam. Amnesty International, last I checked, is still petitioning for his release. [ 1 ] In Afghanistan, a woman was beaten to death after being falsely accused of blaspheming the Koran. [ 2 ] Sweden is scrambling to restore relations with Saudi Arabia after a diplomat rebuked the country's treatment of women, and Saudi leaders responded by threatening trade relations with Sweden. [ 3 ] Muslim extremists killed several people over a cartoon. [ 4 ] Here in the US, conservative religious Indiana legislators passed a law legalizing discrimination of LGBT citizens. [ 5 ] In my home state of Oklahoma, legislators are trying to pass a law that would ban non-religious marriages. [ 6 ] That's just what I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure with a little digging, I could find much more vile, contemptible inhumanity