I'm beyond tired of the Tr*mp Rage Show Spectacular, so here's some uplifting news for y'all.
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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There's a few wholesome communities that could use this!
Not saying I prefer ragebait in the news community. Just saying those other communities could use some content.
I'm not a fan of crossposting since is clutters up my post history, but feel free to.
While I totally understand those communities, my preference is to not relegate anything that isn't rage to a special community since it distills regular news down to just the rage. Just my personal preference.
Ya know - I was thinking "How the hell is this 'news'" when I saw the title but.. Yeah - I'm here for it.
I'm not religious or even gay but it's great to hear stories of people who actually follow some of the Bible's teachings. Beyond the stone them and all I mean. If only all people were accepting as this person. Sort of like the intended message of certain texts.
It's nice to read of people think similarly. Makes me feel more hopeful in these times. We all live on this rock we call home and it'd be awesome if we learned to live together regardless of conflicting ideals when they don't impact others.
Well perhaps one day....
Its guys like these that I would like to see put in charge of reforming Islam into something more civilized.
An example to be immitated on mass.
Sadly, they're more likely to be murdered by a religious zealot than listened to.
I am pretty hopeful Tunisia will be spearheading those type of reforms.
They been big on feminism since their independence and any essay written in Arabic can spread through a lot of Muslim countries.
Would you recommend Tunisa as a "progressive" Islamic country to visit for a time ?
Ah they are definetely big on feminism even compared to US on some subjects (abortion) but I don't know the general opinion on lgbtq+ groups.
They did have a gay man run for president once and there are about 7 organizations dedicated to lgbtq+ rights, however the act of gay sex itself is still a crime.
I never lived in Tunisia myself so this is as much info I can give without going into speculation territory.
Definetely can find more knowledgable people on lemmy than me for Tunisia.
I also have hope that Europe with its significant immigrant population will transfer more moderate ideas back to their countries of origin.
The more cultures mix the less chance there is for extreme views to take hold. Its easy to convince someone to attack someone who is different, if you have never met them.
*imitated en masse
This will be solved as class conflicts are solved. When people are not in a survivalist mindset, they can focus on the spirituality and philosophy aspects of religion rather than the rules and fundamentalism.
Look at how the Islamic State functions in the UAE vs Afghanistan for example. The problem isn't an "uncivilized Islam". Almost all problems in society can be boiled down to class struggles.
Its certainly easier to prevent hegemonic religions from forming if you have a more equal society.
But hegemonic religion also maintains inequality, so you also need to combat it.
Islam is certainly not alone in being uncivilized. Any religion that maintains inequality is barbaric.
That is such a myopic view of religion. Not everyone who is a Muslim "maintains inequality" and "is barbaric". I am not a Muslim myself, but there are many Sufi saints whose poetry I read as I find their philosophy and interpretation of Islam to be very eye-opening. Any religion can be used as a means of love or hate.
Much like people say that in the USA today, Jesus would be killed for his beliefs, you would likey find the same to be true for many of those saints in the middle east.
I think one needs to draw a distinction between religion as a belief and religion as a institution.
Its not the belief that is the problem. People should be allowed to find their own meaning to life.
The institution is where the problems lie.
Alhumdullilah
cannot be too queer
Omg! Someone I know made it into my little geeky communist social network! Yay!!
Hell yeah
Hope he does well and isn't murdered by people of his own faith, like the last several openly gay Muslims, before being entirely forgotten about because leftist spaces like reddit and Lemmy never post any stories that would highlight how Islam is a backwards, barbaric, religion followed primarily by some of the most violent, uneducated, and ignorant pieces of shit to ever walk this earth.