As you all know i spend a whole lot of time on twitter and am constantly told how angry we all are as atheists and how we get down right nasty when talking with the fruitloops………… ahem… I mean theists on social media. Now this always makes me smile one because they seem to think we don’t get enough vitriole from theists on twitter and secondly that we go out of our way to find them for an argument. Now I’m not saying there maybe some and on both sides, but most of us are looking for intelligent conversation and want to discuss like minded issues with like minded people. But hey… maybe these theists are on the precipice of finding atheism … lets hope.

This led me on to the simple facts of reality in the world today. We are purposefully speaking out loud and proud, simply because we can! We are living in a modern age where we do not have to hide our atheism. Sadly we are speaking out for the many who still are living under laws that forbid that freedom. Oh, I hear the theists saying you are going to cry out for being persecuted! Yes unless your living life under your religious bushel… we are still being persecuted around the world today! You need to know details? Okay… here we go…… its gonna be a bumpy ride!

13 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD CARRY THE DEATH SENTENCE FOR ATHEISM

Afghanistan

Iran

Malaysia

Maldives

Mauritania

Nigeria

Pakistan ( includes the death penalty for blasphemy also)

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

UAE

Yemen

WESTERN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE PRISON TERMS FOR BLASPHEMY

Iceland – 3 months

Denmark – 4 months

New Zealand – 1 year

Poland -2 years

Germany – 3 years

Greece – 3 years

There are in fact 39 countries around the world that the law mandates a prison sentence for blasphemy,I have just listed the western countries above… however please check out the rest.

The Non-religious are discriminated against or outright persecuted in most countries in the world. So tell me again how upset you are by a few atheists expressing freedom of speech on social media! Here are a few examples of atheist persecution in the world today. Some you may already of heard of :

RAIF BADAWI – Saudi Arabian blogger and creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals. He was sentenced to 10 years and 1000 lashes for ‘Insulting Islam’ and setting up a liberal web forum

ALEXANDAR AAN – Brought up in a Muslim household in rural West Sumatra. He had a dark secret, from age 9, he did not believe in God. He faked his way through daily prayers but stopped praying in 2008 and told his family he was an atheist. He joined a Facebook group and posted commentaries outlining why he did not think God existed. Indonesia’s ‘Pancasila’ enshrines monotheism and blasphemy is illegal. He served 19 months of a prison sentence and was paroled in January 2014

FOUR BANGLADESH BLOGGERS – are currently under arrest in Bangladesh for ‘defaming Islam’ As a result of their blogs approaching religion critically and promoting political secularism. They each face up to 10 years in prison.

ALBER SABER, EGYPT – 27 year old atheist blogger, was arrested after a mob swarmed his home for ‘insulting Islam’ . He was attacked in prison. On December 2012 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison

PHILLIPOS LOIZOS, GREECE – September 2012, arrested for posting ‘malicious blasphemy’ on Facebook. He has since been release for lack of evidence.

SANAL EDAMARAKU, INDIA – A humanist organiser and renowned skeptical debunker of supernatural claims. He profoundly embarrassed the catholic church on national television, when he debunked a ‘supposed’miracle. They issued an arrest warrant on the ground of “hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community” Unwilling to serve a prison term he has now fled the country

FAZIL SAY, TURKEY – A jazz pianist and also atheist. He was arrested and charged with ‘insulting islam’ via the ‘fearsome and formidable ‘ medium of twitter. The case is pending, if he’s convicted he faces up to 18 months in prison.

JABEUR MEJRI AND GHAZI BEJI, TUNISIA- Both were given a prison sentence of 7 and a half years for posting cartoons of Mohammed on Facebook. Beji was lucky and escaped the country. Mejri was not so lucky and is now serving his prison sentence.

And these incidents are but a fraction of the persecutions going on around the world today. If you’ve noticed social media is playing a big part in the freedom of speech for atheists and they are being persecuted for it. Atheists don’t wage religious wars we are armed with the knowledge and speak it.

Why if all these religions were true would they be so frightened of a few people speaking out? Proof if any were needed that religion is brainwashing and indoctrination of a myth, that when questioned does not hold water and it knows it. Why else would they try to silence people if not for fear of the truth?

I learn’t a new word today “ATHEOPHOBIA” – It means the persecution and discrimination against atheists.

So carry on Atheists make some noise and lets kick Religions Ass…… its been kicking ours for far too long and its time for a change

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