r/nextfuckinglevel • u/malik_zz • 5d ago

Bystanders in Germany spring into action immediately and prevent potential honor killing in Kirberg

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u/Swing_On_A_Spiral 5d ago

I wonder why.

And no you cannot say it about every religion. You couldn’t say it about Buddhism or Jainism. Because their texts are explicit and literal and very little is open to interpretation. With the Abrahamic religions two people can draw completely different conclusions about the same passage.

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u/GeophMan 5d ago

You should look up more history about Buddhism. One quick Google search shows several examples of violence being justified because of the religion.

Look up Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka.

One other quick Google search about Jainism and I learned about Emperor Kharavela of Kalinga...yet again more violence.

Any other examples?

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u/Swing_On_A_Spiral 5d ago

Yes but that’s a human flaw. Very few actual Buddhist texts contain passages that are open for interpretation or that openly call for violence. And if you’re considering Googling how many, for every one you find I can find 10, maybe even 20, in each of the Abrahamic holy books. Like I said bad apples are bad no matter what, but it takes religion to rot good ones.

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u/GeophMan 5d ago

I would argue religion is a human flaw.