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Desecularization and social conformity (view source)
Revision as of 15:21, May 19, 2017
, 15:21, May 19, 2017→Islamic laws against atheism and attacks by religious vigilantes
''See also:'' [[Atheism vs. Islam]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism vs. Islam]]
The growth of religious fundamentalism in Islamic countries due to religious fundamentalists having more children will likely result in anti-atheism laws being maintained and attacks by religious vigilantes against atheists increasing.
=== Islamic countries, atheism and the death penalty ===
''See also:'' [[Atheism and the death penalty]] and [[Persecution of atheists]] and [[Capital punishment]]
In several Islamic countries or where Islam has significant influence, atheism is punishable by the [[capital punishment|death penalty]].
In 2016, Siobhan Fenton wrote in the ''Independent'':
{{Cquote|In thirteen countries, you can be sentenced to death for not having a [[faith]]:
[[Image:Mecca.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mecca]] is a city in the Hejaz in [[Saudi Arabia]], the capital of its Makkah Region.]]
1. Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Malaysia
4. Maldives
5. Mauritania
6. Nigeria
7. Pakistan
8. Qatar
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Somalia
11. Sudan
12. United Arab Emirates
13. Yemen<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-13-countries-where-being-an-atheist-is-punishable-by-death-a6960561.html The 13 countries where being an atheist is punishable by death] by Siobhan Fenton, ''Indepednent''</ref>}}
== Atheism, news media and desecularization ==
== Atheism, news media and desecularization ==