Go to another country and break the rules then surprised Pikachu when you get charged with breaking the law. Laws are not the same around the world and your “God” won’t protect you from your own stupidity.
This NGO has been in Afghanistan for >50 years and provided medical care and education to underserved communities, including women. In 2010, ten of their doctors were murdered.
While it’s possible that all 18 employees in Ghor suddenly went rogue and started trying to convert people to Christianity, I think it’s more likely that the Taliban took the opportunity to crack down on education of women.
To be fair, a lot of Americans have gone over there and preached Christianity. That part may be true. Same as Americans go to China and get caught trying to convert people.
And every single one of them deserve the consequences.
I think they’re foolish but I don’t necessarily agree with that. Freedom of expression should be universal imo
It’s quite naive to say that missionaries are just “expressing” themselves. It has been well documented that they use predatory and coercive tactics to take advantage of the poor and uneducated. Missionaries are colonialist, which is undefensible.
There’s freedom of expression, and there’s actually recruiting. No one in a half-reasonable part of the world will care if you wear a cross necklace - express away!
But trying to bring someone into a cult or trick them into commiting atrocities, major lifestyle changes, voting habits, etc all on the basis of your imaginary friend telling you to? Naw fuck that.
Freedom from religion should be weighed here too. If you want to preach, do it in a church where there’s a reasonable expectation for it.
Sure! But it’s not. So they’ll get the consequences for acting like the rules don’t apply to them.
“Should” is pulling a lot of weight in this sentence.
What’s with people recently and their inability to accept that reality isn’t what they want??
Where did I deny reality? I stated they are foolish
Can’t say I feel bad. These people fund the most vile campaigns worldwide. Campaigns like the one that pushed a law in Uganda to punish homosexuality with the death penalty. So… whatever. The taliban can do whatever the heck they want with him
AoE IRL.
