This is another reason why the Islamic Republic should be removed from power. The regime is very intolerant of non-Muslims.
107
40to6inthe4th5 days ago
+12
Its why there is no place for ANY religion in any government. Ever.
12
BoredGuy20075 days ago
+31
Muslims too. When they were shooting them. Like two months ago.
31
electroctopus5 days ago
+44
They were shooting anti-regime people irrespective of religion
44
avax965 days ago
+10
You mean the forcibly converted ones?
10
____DEADPOOL_______5 days ago
+4
Thank you for voicing this.
They are a cancer to humanity.
4
Ultra_Metal5 days ago
It's time for more people to say this out loud. We have to be louder than the regime's evil supporters who keep screaming at everyone like a bunch of crazy people.
0
ThatEndingTho5 days ago
+1
Adherents of the Baha’i faith face a lot of repression too.
The location of the Baha’i World Congress, the administrative centre of their faith, will surprise you.
1
AvidCyclist2505 days ago
+66
Pretty interesting and respectable religion. They need to stop harassing them.
66
SunKing1242665 days ago
+1
[ Removed by Listnook ]
1
Blueberry_H3AD5 days ago
-64
You should read “A Short Stay in Hell”
-64
Sellulose5 days ago
+63
That's a white Mormon using Zoroastrianism as set dressing for his fantasy novel. You should actually read something by Bapsi Sidhwa or Avan Jesia.
63
Blueberry_H3AD5 days ago
-59
No, the story is not a fantasy novel but a short science fiction story. And no the story is about a Mormon who dies and goes to Zoroastrian hell. He learns a little bit about the religion but the story is primarily about the main character trying to fathom eons and eons of time. I recommended it because it’s a neat way to learn about an old, and lesser known religion.
-59
Sellulose5 days ago
+40
I've read the book. And it doesn't represent Zoroastrianism cosmology at all. Zoroastrian hell (Dozakh) is much less interesting. There's no tailor-made punishments by an irony loving demon. It's just a small dark hole where Ahirman and his demonic lackeys live, and the damned are punished.
As I said, Peck only used a conveniently lesser-known faith as set dressing to write out his fantasy of an infinitesimally infinite hell. It's a good story, just doesn't have anything to do with Zoroastrianism.
40
Blueberry_H3AD5 days ago
-19
Ok great. I was just recommending a novella I liked that happened to have Zoroastrian. Guess I’m an a******.
-19
Royal-Hunter38925 days ago
+32
Once the natives, today have became the captives.
It's interesting how how this islamic regime likes to own the ancient persian history and the Kings like Cyrus , Shahpur 1 etcs but hate the Zoroastrians so much that they had to flee to other countries to save themselves because of persecution even till today ,their history and culture is being wiped out .
32
mixxituk5 days ago
+9
Come down from the mountain great Zarathustra and lead your people to a great space empire
9
____DEADPOOL_______5 days ago
+6
They have also arrested, tortured and executed multiple members of the Baha'i faith.
6
macross19845 days ago
+19
I'm surprised someone still practice this religion as I thought it became extinct.
19
Hopeful-Explorer-4435 days ago
+23
although zoroastrianism originated from iran, today there are more of them in India - desecendants of those who fled persecution to India
23
[deleted]5 days ago
+28
[deleted]
28
hunterlarious5 days ago
+3
Does Parsis just basically translate to Persian?
3
Billy11215 days ago
+2
I wonder, because the ancient tribe of the Persian steppes were the Pars or Parsa. Which led in part to the Greeks/Romans calling Persians the Parthians. Parsa becomes Persia or the language Farsi i suppose.
And the Parsis of India were supposedly 7th century refugees from Iran
2
longlostkingdoms5 days ago
+3
Parsis are the background ethnicity from Freddie Mercury mythology, if I'm not mistaken /s
3
macross19845 days ago
+2
Thanks. This has been very informative learning about old religions still being practiced in modern time.
2
uselessandexpensive5 days ago
+2
Islam has existed for like 1416 years, not 2000.
2
CockchopsMcGraw5 days ago
+1
Read it again clever boy
1
uselessandexpensive5 days ago
+6
"There's kind of a recurring pattern of ancient religions out of the middle of the world getting bulldozed by Islam for the last twenty centuries."
Still says what it said when I commented. Maybe you should read it again. Twenty centuries = 2000 years.
6
Unpossib1e5 days ago
+7
"Yeah thats a good boy" - Cockchops probably
7
CockchopsMcGraw5 days ago
+2
Ah got you, I skimmed and clocked 2k for the Mandaeans, my bad
2
[deleted]5 days ago
+1
[deleted]
1
Puzzleheaded_Ask55385 days ago
+2
Would be fatal for India as it's surrounded by enemy countries and we had to revive acceptance of violence after suffering a lot of damage to civilisation. Reality is that non violence works only when whole world is on it, does not work when Only one is doing it.
2
[deleted]5 days ago
+1
[deleted]
1
Puzzleheaded_Ask55385 days ago
+1
None. Read twice. But I feel what u saying vaguely, and maybe u r correct, either way non aggression is good but inaction to aggression is bad.
1
PlasticGas6175 days ago
+1
Non violence is a good principle but yes there has to be limits to it. And deriving diet restrictions from that principle is stupid. For that matter, religion dictating diet is stupid. For me, religion is stupid, opium of the masses and cause of 90% of what plagues humanity.
1
Puzzleheaded_Ask55385 days ago
+2
Indeed. There should be a limit and logic involved with religion. Because if not religion, then there are still cultish following of people, entities etc. Human beings are no less than sheeps sometimes.
2
PlasticGas6175 days ago
+1
Why? That is one extremely stupid religion, on the opposite end of Islam. Their diet restrictions results in weak children if the family is poor. And yes there are plenty of poor Jains, in central India at least. Nutritional deficiencies result in genetic defects over generations. And if mahavir had any inkling his renunciation of the world would result in this silly stupid religion, he likely would not have done it.
1
ContentsMayVary5 days ago
+6
Freddy Mercury was Zoroastrian (although I don't think he practiced).
6
Epyr5 days ago
Most today aren't fully practicing, similar to how many Christians today are only Easter/Christmas Christians.
0
ProfessionalMovie7595 days ago
+12
They are in India. Indian company Tata was established by a zoroastrian Parsi.
12
slimeyy_025 days ago
+6
The father of our nuclear programme was a Zoroastrian too (Dr. Homi J Bhabha). Zoroastrians are among the most respected people here and have great contributions to the country.
6
Pryoticus5 days ago
+5
TIL zorastrianism is still around
5
slimeyy_025 days ago
+15
They are here in India, although zoroastrianism originated from Iran, today there are more of them in India - desecendants of those who fled persecution to India (mostly state of Gujarat). The biggest Indian company (Tata Group) was founded by a zoroastrian too. The father of our nuclear programme was a Zoroastrian too (Dr. Homi J Bhabha). Zoroastrians are among the most respected people here and have great contributions to the country.
15
Pryoticus5 days ago
+3
I've only learned a little about it, mostly through comparing old religions to the Abrahamic religions in my ancient history class in college. The little I learned was pretty fascinating though
3
ApplicationMaximum845 days ago
+3
They fled to India between the 8th and 10th century and that's where most of them have been ever since. Freddie Mercury was bought up in the faith, both parents were Parsi.
3
Raethrean4 days ago
+1
Expected matches received.
1
NicolasCageIsMyHero3 days ago
+1
I thought that was Papa John when I saw the thumbnail
48 Comments