Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “apostates,” shows Mo instantiating the hatred inherent in some Islamists. The accompanying caption: “It’s complicated.”
From Wikipedia’s article “Apostasy in Islam“, showing that it is indeed complicated (but not for Mo):
Apostasy in Islam (Arabic: ردة, romanized: ridda or ارتداد, irtidād) is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in thought, word, or through deed. It includes not only explicit renunciations of the Islamic faith by converting to another religion or abandoning religion, but also blasphemy or heresy by those who consider themselves Muslims, through any action or utterance which implies unbelief, including those who deny a “fundamental tenet or creed” of Islam. An apostate from Islam is known as a murtadd (مرتدّ).
While Islamic jurisprudence calls for the death penalty of those who refuse to repent of apostasy from Islam, what statements or acts qualify as apostasy and whether and how they should be punished, are disputed among Islamic scholars, with liberal Islam rejecting physical punishment for apostasy. The penalty of killing of apostates is in conflict with international human rights norms which provide for the freedom of religions, as demonstrated in human rights instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights provide for the freedom of religion.
Better than coffee or even Diet Pepsi for a start to the day. Thank you. I keep breaking out in giggles over Mo’s matter of fact retort.
My favourite bit of Wednesday WEIT.
Going by that intro to this post I’d firmly be in Mo’s “why not” category… lucky then I’m an atheist 😜
Fundamentalists are usually loath to say that apostates simply “misunderstood.” Instead, it’s the common dodge of insisting people who claim to be nonbelievers actually know the truth, but have character flaws. They are in rebellion, perverse, ill-intended, hateful – and dangerous. Thus, the punishment.
Interesting how that same logic applies to so much of the woke philosophy, especially “trans” stuff.
Interesting twist: I don’t believe in Islam, therefore I am someone that “true” Muslims want to “erase”, contrasted with the claim of trans advocates that we nonbelievers are trying to erase them.
The latter is a ridiculous mischaracterization, while according to Mo the former is a fully justified response of the righteous. Of course, some trans advocates also claim that the only good TERF is a dead one, so there’s that.
And don’t forget demon-possessed and its synonyms.
So many (NEARLY all) Westerns have no understanding of what Islam means and is.
Almost everybody thinks it is “Sorta like Christianity but in Arabic”.
So wrong.
D.A.
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