So, let me get this straight. Muslims don’t honor kill because religion? They honor kill because they have a cultural predisposition to honor killing? I mean honestly that sounds kinda gross.

Before you say they aren’t the only ones or something. I had to answer someone else before you. So, they got all the links showing that worldwide Muslims do the heavy lifting on honor killings, and we’re talking Muslims from the Balkans, to the Middle East, to Muslims in America, and Muslims in Europe. We are talking Muslims of every color.

I would think that Muslims in very different geographical areas would have slightly different cultures, but same religion.

[–] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think it is partially entwined as a cultural element, like priests and pedophilia, but I don't think it is written in any Islamic text that one should kill family members out of dishonor – except maybe apostasy.

[–] MuhammadJesusGaySex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I agree. From what I’ve read the Quran actually says it’s pretty bad to kill another Muslim. I’m assuming of course that most of these people have quit the faith. But too many Muslim communities in too many different parts of the world do honor killings, for honor killings to not have spread with Islam.

Which this has been such a popular topic that I started talking about it with a friend offline. His take on it was that “I feel that Islam IS the culture in these communities”. He went on to say that “when you have a religion that reminds you several times a day through prayer that you are this religion. You have to plan your day accordingly. So, the religion becomes the culture. “

Which I mostly agree with.