The creepy cult-like world of Islamic Creationism

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Snuckles
The creepy cult-like world of Islamic Creationism

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Followers of Harun Yahya wear drag make-up and practice a “sexed-up, Disney version of Islam” that helps promote conservative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vision of a modern, Muslim Turkey. Step inside this surreal world where religious piety meets psychedelic softcore porn, led by the world’s foremost Islamic creationist.

Read it [url=http://balkanist.net/the-islamic-sex-cult-supporting-turkeys-prime-minis....

quizzical

much like the creepy cult-like world of Christian Creationism i guess.....

but not all followers of Islam follow Harun Yahya do they??

Snuckles

No, not all followers of Islam are followers of Harun Yahya, but those who do consider themselves Islamic creationists are probably familiar with him.  He is likely the biggest voice for creationism in the Islamic world, and he has the money to bankroll it.  Only Turkey ranks lower than the US in public acceptance of evolution.

cco

The transformation of Turkey under Erdogan over the past decade has been bizarre and horrifying to watch. From what I hear from Turks, it's like our experience with Harper, multiplied by a few thousand.

Brachina

Snuckles wrote:
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Followers of Harun Yahya wear drag make-up and practice a “sexed-up, Disney version of Islam” that helps promote conservative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vision of a modern, Muslim Turkey. Step inside this surreal world where religious piety meets psychedelic softcore porn, led by the world’s foremost Islamic creationist.
Read it [url=http://balkanist.net/the-islamic-sex-cult-supporting-turkeys-prime-minis...

 Haven't used the link, but that actually sounds kind of awesome. I'm picturing Disney's "A whole new world" as a religious hymn. Which oddly fits creationism. 

 

cco

If the Christian creationists had led with the whole "sex cult" thing instead of "Jesus cries when you masturbate", maybe they'd have had a better shot at roping me in.

Bacchus

Then realistically you wouldbe a Wiccan now

Sineed