# Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 8, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756 "2023-05-08T16:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/21 "2023-05-12T13:41:40Z")
> [@xtenkfarpl](#): > > Sorry, I have had it with ‘respecting cultural relativism’. Sooner or later there is going to have to be a showdown between obsolete theocratic dictatorships and modern democratic, humanist & scientific society. Be careful what you wish for. If only theocratic dictatorships were obsolete… ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/22 "2023-05-12T15:25:38Z")
> [@Napier](#): > > Be careful what you wish for. If only theocratic dictatorships were obsolete… Right, it was a somewhat infelicitious choice of words. Primitive, unsophisticated or delusional, perhaps? By the way, Jehovah, Allah et al… still waiting for that thunderbolt…? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/23 "2023-05-12T15:35:01Z")
In Memorium We just received word that xtenfarpl passed away while outside during a freak electrical storm. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/24 "2023-05-12T16:10:52Z")
Very sad. My brother xtenfarpl (or ‘no-k’, as we used to call him) would insist on playing golf in central florida even in the worst thunderstorm. He was a fundementalist, and was certain that God would protect him. ---
**Author:** ![jjakucyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/25 "2023-05-12T18:07:25Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzfyKTGWgAAvdIu?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzfyKTGWgAAvdIu?format=jpg&name=small) Oh rat farts! ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/26 "2023-05-12T18:10:40Z")
Yup, golf glubs are made of conductive metals… ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756/27 "2023-05-19T08:47:16Z")
> [@xtenkfarpl](#): > > Why didn’t they get out? That’s always easier said than done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-executes-two-men-convicted-of-blasphemy/983756.md?page=1)