A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country.

The teacher had shown his pupils caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering some Muslim parents. Most Muslims avoid depictions of prophets, considering them to be blasphemous.

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    10 months ago

    The only difference between a cult and a religion is number of followers.

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      10 months ago

      So that validates anybody from a cult or a religion killing another person ? I don’t get your point.

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        10 months ago

        Ah I just misread your comment as "it’s not a cult.