Belgium authorities are getting worried by a series of school arsons believed to be connected to newly mandatory school sessions in some parts of the country.

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    In a heartwarming example of interfaith solidarity, ultraconservative Catholics and ultraconservative Muslims have put their differences aside to join forces in burning down some schools for teaching about consent and the existence of LGBT people.

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      1 year ago

      The article only mentions Islam

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        doesn’t change the fact that the church is notoriously unaccepting towards personal freedom to exist whenever their God created someone non-binary. 😶‍🌫️

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          Do Roman Catholics ever go as far as to burn down schools, though?

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            They have gone as far as assassinating doctors and bombing abortion clinics so I wouldn’t put it beyond them

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              Tbf that’s probably less so because “we disagree with you” like this case and probably moreso “we believe we are genuinely saving lives”