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A senior cleric in Iran has issued a fatwa declaring that anyone who threatens Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is "an enemy of God," state media has reported.

Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi was responding to a question about any threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Israel, including prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A fatwa is a ruling on how to interpret Islamic law issued by a clerical authority.

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago

Hey. If it happens you won't hear me complain.

He needs to go. The who how and why doesn't matter so long as he's gone. That's a win for the entire human race.

[–] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Feels like deja vu to when Bin Laden issues a jihad against the US, but this time it is much more personal - Trump got called out.

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

oh look. a nothing-falafel

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Ask Salman Rushdie about that.

It took 40 years

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

not that I wouldn't love this win for religious fundamentalist posturing, it's not going to play out like that for Fruity Tootsie the Orange Teletubby. he's not the same.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I know. But it's a religious thing, so any random dude with a mental illness, other than religion itself, can take Holy Action (tm).

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

perhaps you're right. I'm struggling with the mental justification of allowing myself to think that anyone but Americans can rid ourselves of him. but who knows. maybe it's okay to think that someone else will do it. here's hoping allah's greatest defender is out there somewhere, may he have the most violent brainworms that he needs for the Holy Justice 🙏 or whatever

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Trump: Putting the "fat" in "fatwa" since 1946.

[–] catty@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

Iran should have a national twitter for these kinds of burns

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 26 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, no shit. I'm with Iran on this one.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Anyone else planning on dining out in an Iranian restaurant tonight?

[–] ter_maxima@jlai.lu 15 points 10 hours ago

He is the enemy of literally everyone, so, I guess God is also on that list 😂

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago

Oh he's an enemy to far more than just some imaginary friend.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 35 points 14 hours ago
[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 33 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It's weird when two horrible entities in the world hate each other. Is it popcorn time?

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Only in the sense that all our heads will start to pop like popcorn when the nukes start flying.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 14 points 12 hours ago

Iran doesn't have nukes and their strategy is quite defensive, rather than aggressive. If there is Nukes flying Israel would toss them first and the US would follow in, because they can't be not throwing bigger bombs than Israel.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 37 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Babe wake up, abrahamic religion is fighting again.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago (7 children)
[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

He’s not, but the fundamentalist Christians have decided he’s their hero.

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 31 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy

[–] ours@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

First Larry David, now Trump!

[–] infyrian@kbin.melroy.org 108 points 20 hours ago (7 children)

Got too many 'leaders' in this globe with a Jesus Christ/God Complex. That's what is wrong with this world.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

All these guys are a threat to humanity.

"Jesus complex" is being an imperialistic or violent and abusive pillaging freak? 😭🙃

The Sermon on the Mount is like 4 pages long, come on...

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 45 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

That and an extreme lack of empathy, which is confusing

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 16 hours ago (8 children)

Most organized religions don't cultivate empathy, especially the ones considered Abrahamic. It probably inhibits it.

It's all about their gods saying "do these things and you won't suffer at my hands." Followers don't get to think about whether something is correct or the right thing to do. They're too busy thinking about if it's going to count as a sin.

Having lived in Utah for way too long, I have seen this among the Mor[m]ons. They'll do "good works" but it's very impersonal most of the time.

It's about grinding the maximum blessings with the least amount of effort. That doesn't lend itself to empathy.

Especially with the whole temple thing. Spend a couple of hours cosplaying as an avatar for a dead person and still get all the blessings as if you helped a living person in a tight spot.

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

It’s bizarre given how explicit the teachings of Jesus are. It’s very clear that many churches are cults following the teachings of man, only nominally accepting the word of God

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 67 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago

Beheading is too good for him.

[–] selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 20 points 16 hours ago

Oh please. And what are you gonna do about it? Dare you. Double dog dare you!

I mean, really lol go ahead

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 38 points 19 hours ago (4 children)
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[–] tal@lemmy.today 35 points 18 hours ago

Donald Trump: "Enemy of God"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20g1zvgj4do

'Anointed by God': The Christians who see Trump as their saviour

This timeline.

[–] Vizzerdrix@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Great Kreator song

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