A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country’s hijab law, is said to be “brain dead”, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

  • TheDankHold@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Why specify western? Confucianism and eastern philosophies are very controlling themselves. India’s backwards caste system is justified by their religion too.

    Organized religions are all tools of control. There’s no regional exceptionalism here. Even Buddhism has a body count.

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      1 year ago

      Simply because I am not so familiar with those religions. What about Buddhism?