http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2008/05/08/convert-allowed-to-renounce-islam/
contains an interesting case which shows the liberality that Islam is capable of.
A Chinese woman converts to Islam in order to marry her Iranian husband. She never practised Islam and, when her husband left her, she asked to be allowed to return to Buddhism on the grounds that she never practised Islam even when she was officially a Muslim, citing her diet which still contained pork and the continuation of her pagan worship to a number of Chinese deities as evidence that she never really was a Muslim.
This was allowed and the Islamic authority that was supposed to have overseen her conversion and subsequent practice blamed for their failure to do so.
THE VOICE OF REASON Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
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It has been reported that there were 1800 people at the RWB over the weekend. I was there both days and I don't think there were more than 300 people on the Saturday and perhaps 500 on Sunday. But given most of the 300 people on Saturday were also there on Sunday as well, a more realistic figure for the total weekend attendance would be 550 to 600.
I also saw a few people turn up for the EGM afterwards, but as I don't think they had to pay I don't think they should be counted as being at the RWB itself.
Er, thank you "Anonymous" for letting us know the turn-out as you saw it at the RWB festival.
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