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A 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after being choked by a man believed to be her father, apparently after a dispute with her family over her refusal to wear the hijab, the Islamic headscarf worn by some Muslim women.
Originally posted by indierockalien
Let's categorize this under "religious extremism in general, and why religion should be dismantled" I personally know several people who used to get beat for not wanting to go to church, or do certain religious things.
If parents discipline their kids for not following their hollow ignorant belief systems, someone should ring THEIR necks. Their kids are not their property to mold as they see fit.
This does not mean we need to further intrude upon the private lives of citizens, but it definitely shows that people need to be informed of the ills of religion, and the difference between spirituality/universal knowledge and the mechanism that tries to narrow and control that universal knowledge flow, called religion.
If that girl died, I feel very sorry for her... but just add it to the list of billions of people over the past two thousand years who have died "In the name of..."
Originally posted by indierockalien
Religious brainwashing.... all religions make me sick. Do you hear about Christian kids getting severely beaten for not wanting to go to church???
Nope.