Saudi Arabia Passes New Law That Declares Atheists "Terrorists"

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11 points·hkphooey··6 comments

> Saudi Arabia has officially identified atheists as terrorists in sweeping new laws that threaten up to 20 years in prison for almost any criticism of the government or Islam... the law also applies to any Saudi citizen or a foreigner residing in the kingdom that 'calls for atheist thought in any form or calls into question the fundamentals of the Islamic religion on which this country is based.'

iOS developers can do the following:

1. Visit https://itunesconnect.apple.com

2. Click 'Manage your apps'

3. Select your app

4. Click the blue button 'Rights and Pricing'

5. Click the link 'specific territories'

6. Deselect the checkbox marked 'Saudi Arabia'

7. Click 'Save'

I'd like to hear a good reason why we, as individuals, should not boycott the country and deny them access to the goods and services we create.

We get their money?

But how much money do indie developers or start-ups make from Saudi Arabia? Probably not much, so it's an easy sacrifice, right?

If your not making any money then they probably don't care about you...

The way you "change" a country is not through isolation, but through allowing it access to your culture. This is happening right now in North Korea with people smuggling American movies and shows, which teach them about what liberty means, and it has happened many times in the past in communist countries, too.

Saudi Arabia is becoming more, not less, Islamic as time goes by. The problem is not a lack of access to enlightenment ideas, it is an explicit rejection of them in favor of religion.

Consider Boko Haram as another example - the name means "Western education is sinful". Clearly they have been exposed to Western ideas, and don't want a bar of them.

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