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==Use in Islam== | ==Use in Islam== | ||
In some modern day nations and regions, heresy remains an offense punishable by death. One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose | In some modern day Muslim-majority nations and regions, heresy remains an offense punishable by death. | ||
One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose book, ''The Satanic Verses'', based on the so-called "[[Satanic Verses]]" from the Quran, was declared as heretical. | |||
Moreover, the [[Baháʼí Faith]] is considered an [[Islam]]ic heresy in Iran, with systematic persecution of Baháʼís. | |||
==Use in Judaism== | ==Use in Judaism== | ||
Orthodox [[Judaism]] considers views on the part of Jews who depart from traditional Jewish principles of faith heretical. In addition, the more right-wing groups within Orthodox Judaism hold that all Jews who reject the simple meaning of Maimonides's 13 principles of Jewish faith are heretics. As such, most of Orthodox Judaism considers Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism heretical movements, and regards most of Conservative Judaism as heretical. The liberal wing of Modern Orthodoxy is more tolerant of Conservative Judaism, particularly its right wing, as there is some theological and practical overlap between these groups. | Orthodox [[Judaism]] considers views on the part of Jews who depart from traditional Jewish principles of faith heretical. In addition, the more right-wing groups within Orthodox Judaism hold that all Jews who reject the simple meaning of Maimonides's [[13 (number)|13]] principles of Jewish faith are heretics. As such, most of Orthodox Judaism considers Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism heretical movements, and regards most of Conservative Judaism as heretical. The liberal wing of Modern Orthodoxy is more tolerant of Conservative Judaism, particularly its right wing, as there is some theological and practical overlap between these groups. | ||
==Other religions== | ==Other religions== | ||