Dear Paul,

«offending against state law was severely punished, as was offending against religious dogma punished,»
»Afghanistan and Iran they are two where religious law carries as much weight as secular law»

Part of the problem is that people believe them - and now you seem to believe them too...

So they claim, "this dogma is religious dogma", "this law is religious dogma", etc. - they can claim anything they like, but why should you buy into that nonsense? Do you really think that their dogmas are divine wisdom or that their laws were handed down by God?

We must be clear in our intent when trying to pass information.
Religious ideas, such as , “Honour thy father and thy mother”. ‘Thou shalt not kill “
‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours goods” are religious ideas inmost religions” and obviously have no place in open society, they should be kept private.