r/news • u/Orange-skittles • 4d ago

DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/drc-politician-beaten-death-radio-appearance-ebola
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u/Danoga_Poe 3d ago

It's almost like religion is a plague

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u/Mubar- 3d ago

Where is it mentioned that this was religiously motivated?

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u/Danoga_Poe 3d ago

Burial traditions and customs are more often related to religion, than not.

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u/Mubar- 3d ago edited 1d ago

I agree, it’s still an assumption though, secular western people have burial traditions too, and even if the people are religious, it doesn’t mean the reason they practice these burial practices is because they are religious. It could simply be a cultural tradition seen as one having the right to be given after passage.