This story about the persecution of Yazidis is a little bit more interesting than your typical article about one group killing members of another group over land or religion.
In this case the one doing the killing is doing it for what they think the other side thinks.
While I can grant someone that there are reasons for misunderstanding, ( after half a dozen websites glanced through I cannot figure out if it is Yazidi or Yazidis) to act on such a misunderstanding for a few hundred years seems to be bad form.
The point that is being misunderstood is ISIS thinks that Yazidis worship the devil. If the character in question is the devil we will leave for a moment. The character has a name , Melek Taus and in the creation story that the Yazidis ( or is Yazidi the plural?) believe he was an angel that was thrown in a hell type place not over pride but because he only loved god and wouldn't bow to man. But this story is older than the creation story that involves a snake that was sometimes called Satan. In the Yazidis story this particular angel was able to redeem himself like most religions command, encourage, or point to.
So he is not the devil, they don't worship him and they are getting killed for worshipping the devil.
just think what a little bit of doubt could do.
In this case the one doing the killing is doing it for what they think the other side thinks.
While I can grant someone that there are reasons for misunderstanding, ( after half a dozen websites glanced through I cannot figure out if it is Yazidi or Yazidis) to act on such a misunderstanding for a few hundred years seems to be bad form.
The point that is being misunderstood is ISIS thinks that Yazidis worship the devil. If the character in question is the devil we will leave for a moment. The character has a name , Melek Taus and in the creation story that the Yazidis ( or is Yazidi the plural?) believe he was an angel that was thrown in a hell type place not over pride but because he only loved god and wouldn't bow to man. But this story is older than the creation story that involves a snake that was sometimes called Satan. In the Yazidis story this particular angel was able to redeem himself like most religions command, encourage, or point to.
So he is not the devil, they don't worship him and they are getting killed for worshipping the devil.
just think what a little bit of doubt could do.
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