Summary

Iranian pop star Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy after the supreme court overturned a prior five-year prison sentence.

Tataloo, who had been living in Istanbul since 2018, was extradited to Iran in 2023 and has since been detained.

He also faces charges of promoting “prostitution” and spreading “propaganda” against the Islamic Republic.

The verdict is not final and can still be appealed.

Once a figure courted by conservatives, Tataloo gained fame for his controversial music and tattoos.

  • palordrolap
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    8023 hours ago

    If God (or Allah if you prefer that name) is so angry about blasphemy, why does He risk letting fallible humans take care of the problem?

    Simply cause the blasphemer to drop dead. Then the faithful can clean up the aftermath if they wish to appear faithful, because it is less important how that is handled.

    Is this comment blasphemous? We’ll see if I drop dead.

    • @johsny
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      816 hours ago

      Jehovah! Jehovah!

    • @whotookkarl
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      3323 hours ago

      They can’t because it’s not believers vs unbelievers, the clergy educated in biblical scholarship know their position is indefensible that’s why they enforce blasphemy laws and murder apostates. Because in the light of transparency, historical context, and evidence none of the religions of Abraham are reasonable to believe.

      They know it’s made up, but they can’t stop because they’ve convinced themselves it’s for the greater good to defend the ‘noble lie’.

      • @Valmond
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        411 hours ago

        Or they are power hungry aholes, and/or working for power hungry aholes.

      • palordrolap
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        711 hours ago

        I think so. Maybe I’m now a delusional and surprisingly active corpse.

    • @helopigs
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      19 hours ago

      that would be awesome, assuming they’re all evil, but destroys the principle of faith

      I’m pretty sure that the ruse, if there is one, must be impossible to prove