Middle East Religion

In our world, there are but a few things that have helped shape and mold the way of both humankind and society as a whole. These three things include: Money, land, and religion. Something as small as paper or as big as a clump of dirt floating along the oceans have literally been basis of plenty of killings and war throughout our history. But one of these three things have been a very prevalent and pressing issue on and off the battlefield, on and off of land- Religion. Religion is a basis for killings, parenting methods, morals, lifestyles, and plenty of other choices. For some, it’s more of a safety net, something to believe in and give meaning to life. To others, it’s the way of life and is viewed as something detrimental to survival and goodwill.
Some religious people take their book’s word as gold, and follow it to the very last word on the page.
A great example of a religion like this would be the Muslim faith. Taking into account the very controlling nature of the Middle East and their strict views on life, it’s not surprising that the Qur’an is taken very literal. As people living in the west, we must be considerate of these factors for the Middle Eastern people and must be careful on forcing our own ideals and visions on the people living in these regions; even so, the persecution of many minority groups congregated in the Middle East has become a very scorching hot topic every where. Mainly, those apart of the LGBTA+ community residing in the Middle East and very Islamic states suffer the most and the wrongful treatment of these people need to be put to an end. This begs the question, at what point does religious freedom and following the rules of life you believe in cross into being violations of basic human
rights?