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Category: Human Rights

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Subject: Should we STOP using the services of Mullahs, Akhunds, or other clergies?
Sponsored by: Holy Crime
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Started: April 7, 2002
Will End: December 31, 2004
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We talk about civil-disobedience or “Na’afarma’ani” but when it comes to easy implementation of such recommendation we fail so miserably.

We need to face the issue some other way. Let us assume that a place is infested with rats. Upon close examination we find out that the rats are feeding off of a food storage place. Naturally we have two choices in exterminating the rats:

1: kill the rats by poisoning – all of them everywhere they are and spend the rest of our lives trying to find their hiding place and eradicating the remains one by one.

2: Get rid of their feeding place. No food.. No rats! They can't eat .. They will die.

Easy one might say! This is really not hard. A clean house results in no rodents!

OK.. Same analogy!

What does an Akhound do in Iranian society?

  • Perform marriages
  • Perform as Mohalel
  • Perform grieving events for death of loved ones
  • Kill Imam Hossein and Imam Ali thousands of times everyday through their sermons

What else do they do? How else do they earn a living? Do they produce a service or product that is good for all elements of our society? What other good do they do in our society but push our people deep into superstition and mental degradation?

Let us wonder, if we stop using them in all these ceremonies would we not stop their lifeline? If we stop going to their made up mosques will we kill their breeding ground?

It seems like if Iranians STOP using their services they will die! Could this be considered a civil disobedience and a first step in the cleansing process?

Should Iranians stop using Akhound’s & Mullah’s so called services?

  • YES: We should STOP using clergies so called services.
  • NO: We should use their service since they perform religious functions in the society
Petitioner's Note to the Voters

In demand to return to democracy we need to use non-violent option. Human rights organizations, unions, student groups, women's groups, teachers group and traditional political parties all must take part, using a range of tactics that include strikes, work slowdowns, and school boycotts.

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