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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 71 points 9 months ago (2 children)

When your god is such a pussy you have to kill a young girl to protect his fragile honor, lol.

[–] NIB@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

We only have his side of the story. Personally i think he killed her and then tried to make his murder appear more noble by lying about her shitting on Muhammad and trying to convert him to christianism.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

What? Are you saying a man who took a girlfriend before marriage and is committing a plethora of sin is not as religious as he is trying to make it out to be?

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How the fuck is that better

[–] cals11@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago

It's not. But I guess in his mind it's better?

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Pretty much any God ever, because they are all made up by assholes to begin with.

[–] thantik@lemmy.world 70 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Literally an ended life because someone said their imaginary friend was better than the other person's imaginary friend.

[–] JustRobForNow@mastodon.social 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@thantik
& It's the same imaginary friend.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works -2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Muhammad and Jesus are actually different

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The abrahamic god that they herald, Yahweh, is not.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The title of the post contains "She cursed Muhammad". It's not about insulting any god.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And they weren't imaginary... so the previous commenter must have been referring to the god.

[–] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

They're both mystical fantasies of the middle east.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 62 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There are so many messed up things with this guy.

Judge: Why didn’t you inform Emergency Services to send an ambulance?

Defendant: That was the biggest mistake.

Really? Not calling them was? Your biggest mistake wasn't strangling her?

Also, they'd been dating for 1.5 years! She was just 15 years old and was dating a 21yo guy.

In some countries, that would be statuary rape. In Greece, it's 15. Things that make you go 'hmmmm'.

Lastly, she wanted him to convert to Christianity. Obviously their religions were already a problem for their relationship. If we take the testimony as factual (and I will), it seems like a pretty normal argument fed by high emotions and low maturity. Because hey, she's basically still a kid. Yeah, it wasn't a well handled argument, but he's 23, had known her for (at least) 1.5 years and went for physical violence to deal with the situation.

I don't see a problem with the verdict. He'll probably get parole in a decade or so, we'll see if the family gets revenge on him then.

[–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

> Muslim

>dating a girl with huge age gap

>Killed her for cursing Muhammad.

Somehow not surprising. Especially when Aisha was also 6 years old.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

It doesn't help that the article seems to be quite poorly translated/written. It references the man asking the victims family for an apology when the quote indicate he is trying to give one. Very confusing/incorrect phrasing throughout.

[–] quams69@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago

Fuck Muhammed he a bitch ass

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It does not present well if the prophet of God cannot take a curse without outrage.

I believe there is a tale in the One-Thousand-and-One Nights about the Caliph and a boy who mocks him. The Caliph is distraught, and the tale addresses this very scenario, citing the Koran.

I cannot speak to religious justifications for humility and suffering fools, but when gods and kings react disproportionately to provocation, their enemies surely watch and take note.

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Kind of makes Muhammad sound like a bitch, to be honest.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago

Good, dude can rot.

And also her dad, because he seems like a real racist piece of work.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

On my list of places to never go, prison for murdering an innocent young woman in a country where I'm a religious and ethnic minority is pretty much the top of the list

[–] No1@aussie.zone 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, I think just focussing on not murdering anyone would probably be the best strategy.

It's pretty much the foundation of my approach to staying out of prison

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Religion needs to be banned

[–] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That's useless, it creates a persecution complex.

We need to expand laicism, though.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

That's laicist

[–] Zacryon@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

Aye, if people really want to live in belief of some magical dreamworld, let them as long as they don't force their beliefs on others and don't hurt anyone (this includes psychological damage to their children for example).

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I'm sure that will be a smashing success and won't cause any problems, like all the various attempts at banning alcohol.

[–] VarthDader@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Muhammad can go revenge himself