The law applies to government buildings. There is no human right to practice religion in government buildings. I don’t agree with that ban but it is completely different than interfering with someone’s practice of religion outside the religious sphere. My advice is for people to do homework before deciding to immigrate to a given country…
Some nuts? Um…do some research. Name Islamic countries which give equal rights to religious minorities? There is a consensus among the “ulema” that non-Muslims should not be given equal rights, as the 1,000+ year record of Islam post-Muhammad (the Constitution of Medina did guarantee equal rights) shows. Umar, a “rightly guided one”, for instance, did what today would be called ethnic cleansing when he forced all non-Muslims to leave Arabia. Was he just some random nut? There is a long history of bigotry in the three Middle Eastern religions but Christian nations evolved past bigotry and equal rights and freedom of religion are a basic value in Christian nations, at least in the West and Latin America. Muslim nations, aside from Turkey and a few other isolated cases, have not reached this view.
The situation in India is far better than Pakistan. India has a Sikh as its leader; Pakistan bans non-Muslims from even running for president in its constitution. Pakistan is one of the worst countries on religious freedom. LOL at comparing isolated examples elsewhere to make it seem as if the level of discrimination is the same elsewhere.
Well, this is a Pakistan affairs forum, no? Besides, the worst abuses in the world are in Muslim countries. For instance, no one gets killed for changing their religion in South Africa, Brazil, or Poland.
Again, this is another area where there is an “Islamic exception.” The entire world adheres to the UN Declaration of Human Rights–except the Muslim world, which has its own declaration, which among other things does not guarantee equal rights for women.
This is a perfect example of why the Muslim world is where it is. If it can’t handle intelligent discussion of religion how can it ever have an open society?
In the US you can say Moses was the worst person in history (citing him ordering the killing of infants and women. Is this talking “nonsense”? The “holy books” admit he did this) and room with the president for a month; in Pakistan if you said that you would be killed by an angry mob within a few hours.
Why are Muslims so insecure? Yet again here is another “Islamic exception.” There are no “blasphemy” laws in Christian or Buddhist countries. Why can’t the self-proclaimed one true religion handle criticism like every other religion in the world?
No one but there are those who criticize him–just like any other historical figure. Everywhere in the world you can criticize Moses, Jesus, Buddha, etc. Only Muslim countries can’t handle criticism of their religious figures. Why?
The irony is we are attacked for calling out the Muslim world–especially Pakistan (a nation we either live in or are tied to by ancestry) on this. We are trying to help. Religious bigotry is hurting the Muslim world–and the world. The people who are holding the Muslim world down are Islamists.
There is no “right” to bring religion into government buildings in some countries. If the bans applied to people going to the grocery store or car dealers then I would object.