Iraq ready to legalise childhood marriage

[Hermit]

I answered to the last paragraph only... the army no longer is a political power to keep the corrupt politicos in line and the country a lay democracy... But your right, the country is on the islamic slide.

It has been for the past three decades. In the preceding six decades it has been an overwhelmingly Muslim nation with strongly secularist forms of governments that were predominantly democratic for most of that time. That is why I thanked Tattuchu for the reminder; Turkey demonstrates that an Islamic populace does not preclude the possibility of a secular or democratic government. End of.

[Hermit]

Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists

Article one of the new provisions defines terrorism as "calling for atheist thought in any form, or calling into question the fundamentals of the Islamic religion on which this country is based".

Need I comment?

Well, perhaps this:

[JimC]

"Atheist declares that all Saudis are fuckwits"

[Hermit]

"Atheist declares that all Saudis are fuckwits"

[tattuchu]

"Atheist declares that all Saudis are fuckwits"

Careful, Jim, or you might take a surprise trip to the chop-chop block