One of the many criticisms people have of American atheists is that we single out Christianity when objecting to religious bullying.
The fact that most citizens of the United States are Christian, and they therefore set policy, is probably the main reason they're a big target. If the guards at your prison are abusing inmates, you're not going to draft a terse letter to the governor because you heard a prison three counties over is far worse.
Also, Christians enjoy playing their own version of, "it's easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission." They erect symbols supporting their specific religion on public property and then say, "Are you seriously going to try and make us take all this down when it brings pleasure to 80% of people who drive by!? Seriously, that's going to make you look like a total and complete ass. And by the time you're standing in front of a judge the decorations you see before you will be back up in our attic. But give it your best shot."
Christians sneakily enforce their will. They say, "Sure, the Constitution calls for a separation of church and state; but America was founded on Judeo-Christian philosophy, which overrides said separation of church and state. It's complicated, but trust us when we tell you that each oversized tablet displaying a different Commandment, which you see before you on the steps of the courthouse, has been deemed 'good to go' by the Constitution of the United States of America."
At least theocratic leaders are honest!
The main reason Christians remain our number one target, however, is that little convincing is required to make rational people understand that many countries throughout the world are governed by brutal laws which result in unimaginable suffering.
There are over 60 people on death row in Pakistan because they are alleged to have committed the crime of blasphemy. One gets convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan for saying things like, "I think Muhammad is a tad overrated."
So I don't get slammed by Christians, I will now critique the execution of individuals for saying, "I think Muhammad is a tad overrated."
Drum roll please...
Without further ado...
I am against it.
That felt good.
I bet I win multiple awards for my bold take on a complex subject.
One thing on which Democrats and Republicans can agree... On which American atheists and American Christians can agree... On which the Hatfield's and the McCoy's can agree... Is that many aspects of Sharia Law are downright evil.
I can write a whole bunch of words on how Christians, desperate to end a contentious debate of which they're on the losing end, enjoy implementing the "Look over there" tactic while pointing in the direction of a far away land.
Except for, "That's horrific! If they have a shred of decency those monsters will let her live," I don't have much to say about the stoning of a woman falsely accused of adultery. Were I to expand, it would sound like I'm writing to a child...
"The death penalty is one of the worst sentences in the world, because, once completed, it cannot be reversed. And no individual should be convicted of a crime unless he or she has received a fair trial. In cases where a government deems it necessary to execute its citizens, the condemned should not suffer immense pain. Now that I got that off my chest, it's naptime! Who gets to snuggle with Elmo today!?"
What is understood need not be discussed...
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