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Mehmet Goren, together with his brothers Ali and Cuma Goren, is accused of killing his own teenaged daughter Tulay Goren, back on January 1999, in an honour killing. The girl had run away from home and stayed with a man they didn’t approve of.

After a month, the girl foolishly returned home, and never left her family home again. At least, she never left it alive.

Honour killings within the own family, surely, must be among the worst things anyone can do.

It annoys me big time to find those three men who held the family honour in such high esteem to (allegedly) murder Tulay don’t have enough honour in them to stand up and admit it.

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World religions should operate like a club. There’d be an annual subscription fee. You are free to enable automatic renewal and automatic payment by direct debit, but by default, you’d need to send the membership fee once per year. In return, the church or church-like body of your choice returns a membership card and, presumably, a renewed entitlement to enlightenment, comfortable afterlife, absolution, or all of the above.

Surely, this scheme would make things much simpler and clearer.

First, it would force those who stick to their religion by default only, without the faith but maybe with the desire for a fanciful wedding, to make an active decision.

Second, it would provide clear membership data for everyone to count on. I bet the numbers would dwindle, compared to the current default membership numbers common with many religions and believes.

Third, it would form a well-defined group of non-members, who could then rightfully, and in enforced strength thanks to growing numbers, say “not in my name.”

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Did you know that the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts observes the feast of the biblical Saints Andronicus and Junia, Apostles, on a trial basis on May 17 each year?

I received word of this from the initiator, a self-declared enthusiast about Saints Junia and Andronicus.

What can I say?

The world is a mighty big place, and has room for all kinds. I think this is a good thing, but surely there’s space for logic, too? How can anyone worship a saint on a trial basis? If he or she fails to do even the smallest little miracle, then we’ll show ‘em and look out for a better saint? Is that it?

Actually, not a bad idea at all. Do they also believe in God on a trial basis?

Ha! Religion. Always a wonderful blogging subject

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