I've read a lot about US and UK involvement in Iran, I've heard about how Iran is held as a pariah whilst Saudi is given free rein in turn for oil. I've heard plenty of people say that the election wasn't rigged. To all those who seek to justify Iran's actions, have a look at this. A full and free democracy does not kill its people for questioning its authority. It does not cut off communication with the outside world. The protestors in Estonia in their revolution against the USSR were protected by the communication channel they had to Helsinki and the outside world who could hear them sing. That communication froze the Soviet troops. Whilst the people of Iran are talking, it is our duty, as human beings, to keep listening.

I have a belief that the worst thing that can happen to any religion is for it to be adopted by the state, for it to become compulsary and taken under duress, to become a default and an arms of authority against which youngsters finding their feet will naturally rebel, pushing at it to find their own boundaries. It is a religion that has not been considered, has not been chosen, has not come to the believer through a decision of their own. In such a case, any belief is worthless.

If any religion is able to stand on its own feet and attract followers without resorting to punishment or favour, then it has made a stronger case for being something worth following, but whilst religion remains a tool of the state, the state cannot be considered impartial or democratic, and the religion cannot be considered a matter of faith.

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I've read a lot about US and UK involvement in Iran, I've heard about how Iran is held as a pariah whilst Saudi is given free rein in turn for oil. I've heard plenty of people say that the election wasn't rigged. To all those who seek to justify Iran's actions, have a look at this. A full and free democracy does not kill its people for questioning its authority. It does not cut off communication with the outside world. The protestors in Estonia in their revolution against the USSR were protected by the communication channel they had to Helsinki and the outside world who could hear them sing. That communication froze the Soviet troops. Whilst the people of Iran are talking, it is our duty, as human beings, to keep listening.