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Global Restrictions on Religion Rise Modestly in 2015, Reversing Downward Trend

posted by on Thursday April 20 2017, @01:08PM   
from the natural-enemies dept.

AnonTechie writes:

Government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion increased in 2015 for the first time in three years, according to Pew Research Center's latest annual study on global restrictions on religion.

The share of countries with "high" or "very high" levels of government restrictions – i.e., laws, policies and actions that restrict religious beliefs and practices – ticked up from 24% in 2014 to 25% in 2015. Meanwhile, the percentage of countries with high or very high levels of social hostilities – i.e., acts of religious hostility by private individuals, organizations or groups in society – increased in 2015, from 23% to 27%. Both of these increases follow two years of declines in the percentage of countries with high levels of restrictions on religion by these measures.

Among the world's 25 most populous countries, Russia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and Nigeria had the highest overall levels of government restrictions and social hostilities involving religion. Egypt had the highest levels of government restrictions in 2015, while Nigeria had the highest levels of social hostilities.

Global Restrictions on Religion Rise Modestly

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• Re:An Uncomfortable Truth (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 21 2017, @05:20AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 21 2017, @05:20AM (#497247)

  Lookup the percent of Muslims in your country and compare with that of other countries. Correlate this with number of extremely violent and indiscriminate acts of maiming and killing. However in some cases a hard line dictator succeeds to keep the situation calm.

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  As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:

  United States -- Muslim 0.6%
  Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
  Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
  China -- Muslim 1.8%
  Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
  Norway -- Muslim 1.8%

  At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:

  Denmark -- Muslim 2%
  Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
  United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
  Spain -- Muslim 4%
  Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%

  From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:

  France -- Muslim 8%
  Philippines -- Muslim 5%
  Sweden -- Muslim 5%
  Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
  The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
  Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%

  At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world. When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam, and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam , with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections, in:

  Guyana -- Muslim 10%
  India -- Muslim 13.4%
  Israel -- Muslim 16%
  Kenya -- Muslim 10%
  Russia -- Muslim 15%

  After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:

  Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%

  At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:

  Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
  Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
  Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%

  From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and ***ya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:

  Albania -- Muslim 70%
  Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
  Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
  Sudan -- Muslim 70%

  After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in:

  Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
  Egypt -- Muslim 90%
  Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
  Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
  Iran -- Muslim 98%
  Iraq -- Muslim 97%
  Jordan -- Muslim 92%
  Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
  Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
  Palestine -- Muslim 99%
  Syria -- Muslim 90%
  Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
  Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
  United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%

  100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace. Here there's supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:

  Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
  Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
  Somalia -- Muslim 100%
  Yemen -- Muslim 100%

  Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.

  Most extremist organizations carries a risk of violence. But what also matters is how likely they are to carry out such acts and at what level, ie a brawl or a Nice lorry driving. Another factor is coordination and to whom they are loyal. So while some groups are what they are, others are intent on overthrowing government and genocide.

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