Social media went into a frenzy sometime in May over the death sentence passed on 27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim who was accused of apostasy and adultery which led to an international outcry and eventually she was freed.
From Ibrahim’s situation, the hard and sad truth is that we do not live in a world of religious freedom.
In some parts of the world, converting from one religion to another which is not recognised by that country could mean segregation, barred from taking part in social activities and sometimes, death.
According to AFK Insider » , There are some countries in the world where your religion could mean a death penalty and here are 10 of them:
1. Afghanistan: In March 2006, Abdul Rahman, an Afghan citizen, converted to Christianity from Islam, and was facing the death penalty on an apostasy charge. Because the case drew international attention and criticism, it was eventually dropped on technical grounds after presidential intervention, but others have not been so lucky. Other converts were arrested throughout the past decade and their sentences have not been made public, assuming the worst.
2. Iran: According to intelligence reports,Iran death squads have been employed against those who renounced Islam, either for Christianity or a more neutral or atheist practice. As recently as 2008,15 ex-Muslims who have since converted to Christianity were charged with apostasy and are still being held to determine their fate. Other known cases, such as Youcef Nadarkhani, have already been sentenced to death, among others.
3. Egypt: Due to the uncertain nature of the Egyptian government, it is unclear which laws exactly are being enforced, and if the government itself or the population at large is behind all arrests and sentencing. But in 2006,members of Parliament expressed the opinion that all members of the Bahá’í Faith were infidels, and should be killed on the spot. Similarly, a 2010 poll showed that 84 percent of Egyptians who identified as Muslim believed that anybody who renounced Islam in the country should be executed.
4. Maldives: Freedom of religion in the Maldives is extremely limited, as Islam is the recognized state religion and few others are tolerated. In 2010, philosophy student Mohamed Nazim openly declared that his studies had forced him to renounce Islam and identify instead as atheist. After his immediate arrest and subsequent death sentence, he publicly reverted to Islam to avoid that fate.
5. Pakistan: The death penalty may be issued in Pakistan for merely publicly denouncing any aspect of the Islam. Speaking in opposition to Islam, publishing material that attacks the prophets, desecrating the Quran, or speaking out against Muhammad may all be punishable by life imprisonment or death. Any actions made that are seen as even attempting to influence somebody else’s commitment to Islam are also punishable by extreme prison sentences.
6. Saudi Arabia: In Saudi Arabia, one is considered Muslim whether or not he/she identifies as such; children born to Muslim fathers are by law deemed Muslim. Therefore, anybody who converts from Islam to another religion, or denounces Islam in any way, is considered to have committed apostasy and could be sentenced to death. Speaking out against Sunni Islam in any sense is also punishable by death.
7. Mauritania: Proselytizers in Mauritania faces serious danger. While there is no direct law that bans non-Muslims from proselytizing within the country’s borders, many laws prohibit material from being distributed and severely restrict the right to free speech regarding the topic. Therefore, anybody who violates these rules may be facing extreme punishment, and proselytizers have been attacked by extremists operating outside of the government’s authority.
8. Yemen: In Yemen, as in other Islamic countries, the act of denouncing Islam is not just seen as a crime in itself, but as an attack against the state and an act of undermining the government. For instance, in 2006,two imams were sentenced to death for peacefully opposing certain faith-based groups. The president eventually pardoned them after public criticism, but the case was only one among many at that time.
9. Kuwait: While the country openly states that religious
freedom exists within its borders,aspects of Shariah law make this difficult to believe. Several individuals have been sentenced to time in prison for denouncing or converting from Islam, and the parliament voted in 2012 to make blasphemy punishable by death for Muslims. Though the Council of ministers rejected this amendment to the criminal code, it is still debated in government offices.
10. Bangladesh : Bangladesh’s nearly 90-percent Islamic majority makes it difficult for other minority groups, who often feel ostracized. While there is no government enforcement of capital punishment for not abiding by Islam, there have been many instances of extremist violence against non-Muslims that were not tried by the courts. There are also instances of societal abuses against minorities, who are shut out of public office, employment opportunities, and more source: www.pulse.ng/gist/gossip_celebrity_nigeria_religion/did-you-know-10-countries-in-the-world-where-your-religion-will-get-you-killed

And the common denominator is...........................

And they are mostly muslim countries. Smh

Denouce Islam and probably get killed. Religion of piss indeed...

northern nigeria nko?

SalC: And they are mostly muslim countries. Smh

They are not mostly.They are all .....

Islamabad!

The religion of peace

GeneralShepherd: The religion of peace piss

FTFY.

With this report! I don't think is worth celeberating being a muslim because I don't see the pride or the religion of peace when you delight in killing people who renounce islam

Apatheist: Islamabad!

Islam.worst. Islam has proven to be the worst religion on earth.

wordcat:

Islam.worst. Islam has proven to be the worst religion on earth.

Give it time.
Christianity was equally bad when it was Islam's age.

fingard02k: northern nigeria nko?

Took the words outta my mouth. Should be 11 countries now.

it seems the world is dominated by islam,and all they have to offer is terrorism,apostasy....so many are called but few are choosen

Apatheist:
Give it time.
Christianity was equally bad when it was Islam's age.

Yeah I knw, b4 Reformation

Apatheist:
Give it time.
Christianity was equally bad when it was Islam's age.

Lol

Bros, christianity has barely 700yrs before islam came..you are so wrong there.

try69:

Lol

Bros, christianity has barely 700yrs before islam came..you are so wrong there.

How?
CHRINSANITY was just as bad as Islam then. Give it [islam] time. A lot of people are now beginning to lose their faith.

There are more than one ways that lead to the market.

For this reason, it is written by Paul, "There be that are called Gods,
whether in Heaven or on earth (AS THERE BE GODS MANY, AND LORDS
MANY)". Yet (despite the divinity of which are such Gods, and the salvation offered by
such Lords - as has been obviously implied by those words of Paul) the average
Christian (be it out of blindness, or hypocrisy, or both, or worse) will probably
until the tomorrow that will never come continue to see all others apart from The Christ
whose tenets they claim to follow, are - in such as the words they most often use -
"false prophets." And (because it is given unto they and all such as they to be not only ever seeing
but never perceiving, but also ever hearing but never understanding) they will not stop to consider the truth
that the Mohammed they most often scourge with that appellation (for he continues to
demand for his pound of flesh from they and all such as they that cut him off, during his own
sojourn on earth, out of the land of the living - that cut him off without anywhere near as much
of the remorse and the attempts to restitute that his followers not only felt, but continue to feel) that
that same Mohammed (who continues to endure abuse wielded by the tongue of Christianity;
abuse such as "terrorist" and "child-molester" that that same Mohammed had his dominion given unto
him by The LORD - even before he was given the name, "Mohammed;" even before the advent of
Islam. As it is written, and of that which was said unto Hagar:

"I will so greatly multiply your descendants that they cannot be numbered for multitude."

And the pound of flesh that Mohammed continues to demand for, till today, was predicted also - even
before the name "Mohammed" was given unto him, even before the advent of Islam. For,

"He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against every man and every man's hand against him."

However (unlike that which not only those words, but a myriad of others in even
supposedly "Christian" Scripture would thou know) the Christian would rather thou believe there is
only one dominion, and it is of The Christ.

- Adedotun The Ikoro.

Post-Script: The words above are culled from the book, "Ten Biblical Truths
That Christians Always Strive To Deny" (written by Ikoro Iyineleda, under the inspiration of
The Creator). There are those that (being to be deemed ever accursed as the spawn of
Ham, being ever bent on having nudity be a synonym for dung) may already have come across the book, or parts of it.
I have said that which I will say of them here, with the bracketed words above.
To others - who being they of this generation that not only continue to seek after GOD, but
that also hunger and thirst after righteousness - I give this assurance: The book "Ten
Biblical Truths That Christians Always Strive To Deny" will be published very, very soon; even if not on paper,
on the world wide web.

GOD bless The Pride of Machismo Renaissance.

- Adedotun The Ikoro.

fingard02k:
northern nigeria nko?

z northern Nigeria a country?

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