If any religion allows the persecution of the people of different faiths, if any religion keeps women in slavery, if any religion keeps people in ignorance, then I can't accept that religion.
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I don't believe in God. The religion mongers segregate women from the human race, I too am divided, I too am defrauded of my human rights.Taslima Nasrin
I write against the religion because if women want to live like human beings, they will have to live outside the religion and Islamic law.
Taslima Nasrin
Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!
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Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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I came from a country where religious fundamentalists, including governmental authorities, denied my freedom to have thoughts that are different from their own. As a punishment, they demanded my execution by hanging. I was forced to leave my own country. I had to pay heavily for the sole reason that I believe in human rights and freedom of expression.
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The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.
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