I try to be considerate of other cultures. But sometimes you run across something where you have to shake your head and wonder how our species has survived for as long as it has.

The latest news is that the Iranian Parliament is presently debating whether bloggers who establish weblogs and websites promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy (heresy or abandonment of religion) should face the death penalty. Makes you appreciate our freedom of speech here in the USA, doesn’t it?

Hopefully, their decision will only affect bloggers living in Iran. But if I suddenly go missing, please contact the U.S. Embassy in Iran to inquire as to whether I might be in custody. Thank you.

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