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Tim the plumber
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Posted: 03 October 2015 at 3:00am |
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"While many perceive 'blasphemy' as offensive, this event is not intended to ridicule and insult others. Rather, it was created as a reaction against those who would seek to take away the right to satirize and criticize a particular set of beliefs given a privileged status over other beliefs." The campaign group added that observing Blasphemy Day "is a way of showing opposition to any resolutions or laws, binding or otherwise, which discourage or inhibit freedom of speech of any kind." They add that "Freedom of expression, including the right to criticize any belief, religious, political, or otherwise, is the only way in which any nation with any modicum of freedom can exist. I am trying to understand the massive reatcion such things seem to have in the Islamic world. Please tell me why this offends. More at; http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2015/09/new-us-free-expression-campaign-website-launched-for-international-blasphemy-rights-day Warning, it's from the secular society's web site. |
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Tim the plumber
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Please tell me why others doing stuff or believing stuff which has no impact on your life causes offense. I just don't get it.
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abuayisha
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Tim I believe you are thoughtful and intelligent, therefore, let's just say, indeed, "the devil is in the details."
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Tim the plumber
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That explains nothing to me. I might be cleverish at some stuff but criptic cross words I cannot do at all. |
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abuayisha
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Perhaps you may want to unpack "doing stuff" and "believing stuff"...such are the details wherein one may come to understand why people are offended, or explain a possible rationale.
Edited by abuayisha - 06 October 2015 at 8:27am |
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Tim the plumber
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Today there is war in Syria where Muslims are killing each other over a difference in the version of Islam they have that I cannot even grasp. That offends me massively. With such horror in the world why would anybody spend any time caring about what somebody else said that you did not actually hear and has no effect upon you at all? |
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abuayisha
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Is this rhetorical question written in defense of Blasphemy Day? |
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Tim the plumber
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No. I am truely unable to comprehend the issue. It's like being told somebody has cast a spell against me or that somebody has burnt my country's flag. I hope they enjoyed it! I will not be taking any notice of it. Waisting serious time on such a thing is just pointless. It would make me look st**id at best. Edited by Tim the plumber - 08 October 2015 at 11:36am |
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