Up to 500,000 protesters and rioters take to streets to demand death to atheists

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    This is the way society works. One step forward, two steps back. We're not over the hump yet. Still have moronic things like this happening. Oh well.
     
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    You're off by just a smidge...

    Beginning in 2002, and continuing after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, large-scale protests against the Iraq War were held in many cities worldwide, often coordinated to occur simultaneously around the world. After the biggest series of demonstrations, on February 15, 2003, New York Times writer Patrick Tyler claimed that they showed that there were two superpowers on the planet, the United States and worldwide public opinion.[1]

    These demonstrations against the war were mainly organized by anti-war organizations, many of whom had been formed in opposition to the invasion of Afghanistan. In some Arab countries demonstrations were organized by the state. Europe saw the biggest mobilization of protesters, including a rally of three million people in Rome, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ever anti-war rally.[2]

    According to the French academic Dominique Reynié, between January 3 and April 12, 2003, 36 million people across the globe took part in almost 3,000 protests against the Iraq war.    [3]
     
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  4. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Not extremist! Extremist is killing abortion doctors or flying planes into buildings. They're not extremist because they don't cherry pick their religion like so-called sophisticated religious persons of various faiths. People that follow the religion in it's entirety are compelled to have these attitudes.

    Fundamentalist! They are demanding that ḥadīth (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, for example) be enforced as prescribed by their religion. They are only asking for what they believe in. You can say extremist, crazy, political, conservative--this is straight from the text. The punishment for apostates, Murtad Fitri or Murtad Milli, and blasphemers, is death.

    Bukhārī (84:57) Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.
    Bukhārī (89:271) A man who embraces Islam, then reverts to Judaism is to be killed according to "the verdict of Allah and his apostle."
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Yes, religious texts are pretty cruel.
     
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    I do not paint all of Islam with this brush, but I believe more of the Islamic world can be painted with the brush than you want to admit. I used to say one in a million, then one in a thousand, now one in a hundred, and I think that might be too generous.

    I have very good friends who are Muslim (not devout) and I understand that there are beautiful components to the religion. Just as I would not blame my friends for the misdeeds of others, I will not blame peaceful Muslums for the fundamentalists saying and doing terrible things. But I have said to them, and I say to you, perhaps you and other peaceful people's need to speak more swiftly, speak more loudly, and actively demonstrate to the world that you and the majority of Muslims will not stand for these heinous acts. Silence speaks loudly sometimes.
     
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    I was surprised by your figure of 160 million so I took a look and you are correct, what a densely populated place.
    Wiki of Demographics of Bangladesh

    But I thought we should look a little closer at the demographics of who would protest. Women were not allowed. I pulled up a dozen photos of the protests and did not see any women protesting.
    Population about 160,000,00

    Population - women is about 80,000,000

    Although I am sure there were some kids protesting, most kids 14 and under are not going to be out there. 31.3% of the population is 14 or under.

    Population male and fifteen or older 54,960,000

    10% of the population is not Islamic

    New pop total minus non islamics is 49,464,000

    So if you don't take any more out of the population pie, you have about 1:100 male islamics fifteen and older participating in those protests.
     
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    Another reason why hoojacks' flippant statistical observation is misleading:

    If the equivalent amount of Americans (approx. 950,000) marched it would be (second largest?) day protest in American history.

    (Vietnam War in the millions, The March for Women's Lives was estimated by outsiders as <800k, Million Man March at <850k).
     
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    Good observation GOD, it also is important to note that the demonstrators weren't the entirety of the population that wants death to atheists. They represent many more people that weren't willing or able to protest alongside them. Polls show that Muslim countries routinely show that as many as half of the Muslim population or more support the death penalty for apostates. The countries below represent many millions.

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    87% of the population of Indonesia is Muslim. 20% call for death to apostates. 238-million x .87 x .2 = 41-million.

    41-million Muslims in Indonesia thirsting for blood. That's one country.
     
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    Did I just post a graph from The Economist?

    OMG the transformation is beginning.

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    I tend to look up things that people claim. No offense intended.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/15/newsid_2533000/2533131.stm

    1969: Millions march in US Vietnam Moratorium

    Americans have taken part in peace initiatives across the United States to protest against the continuing war in Vietnam.

    The Peace Moratorium is believed to have been the largest demonstration in US history with an estimated two million people involved.
     
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    ^ Ok that's fair. I'm not American so I went by and was burned by Wikipedia. Still, we're talking about what, top-3?

    I retract my claim! 2nd largest? Doesn't have a huge impact on the point I was making.
     
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    Either way its scary







    That you referenced the Economist.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I'm guessing the toupee on his head has a matching piece on his balls.
     
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    Where are you from?
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I'm from Canada. Are you in Edinburgh right now?
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Don't let it get you down, brother. These things come up but they are not inevitable and unstoppable! Thankfully the government of the country is opposing this protest vigorously. Rule of law must trump blood cult lunacy.
     
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