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Blasphemy ? What is it ? How is it Done?

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Message 14 of 52 (230429)
08-06-2005 12:53 PM 		Reply to: Message 9 by Nighttrain
08-06-2005 1:58 AM

Re: Blasphemy
Believers are said to be offensive because they often hold to narrow and exclusive "truths", implying that non-belivers have no clues.
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Non-believers are said to be offensive because THEY imply that human wisdom clearly proves beliefs to be delusional.
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blasphemy \blas-fe-me\ n, pl -mies 1 : the act of expressing lack of reverence for God 2 : irreverence toward something considered sacred blasphemous \-mes\ adj
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Some of us consider higher learning and scientific progress to be sacred. In that context, we all occasionally blaspheme each other.
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Blasphemy is simply a lack of respect.
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08-06-2005 1:02 PM 		Reply to: Message 6 by CK
08-05-2005 6:08 PM

Re: More generally - cultural
Charles writes:
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I think it very difficult for someone who is not british to understand this (and I'm sure the other brits will correct me if they feel I'm wrong on this) but for my generation, what is considered offensive is very different to what the older generation would consider offensive or what americans would find offensive. The best recent example was a show that had jesus as a bedwetter in a nappy who got a sexual thrill from shitting himself - is that offensive to people? Most people here thought that was funny - a comedy sketch that had no relationship to the actual message of the christian religion.
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Some would find that placing Jesus Christ in a compromising sketch to be quite insulting. Kind of like showing the Pope as a child molestor. Others, however, consider the King of Kings fair game. After all, if He is who He is believed to be, no mere human comedy of any type would be able to taint His magnificance. In this context, Charles, your "humor" is more akin to a political cartoon poking fun at a leader.
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08-07-2005 10:25 AM 		Reply to: Message 25 by Nighttrain
08-07-2005 9:19 AM

Re: Webster.com
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And which God would that be, RR? Allah? Yahweh? Zeus? Seth? Deities across the world? Dictionaries are supposed to be for the edification of the human race, not a particular religion.
You are serious? Your profile says that you are a "prospector for truth." One does not have to be Christian to realize that the ONLY God among your definitions charts that even causes such arguments is the Christian one. Even for non-believers, few get outraged apart from a token political statement at the mention of "Zeus" or even "Allah".
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BTW, there is a website that pokes fun at Stephen Hawking...calling him M.C. Hawking and writing a rap song about him. Is THISD considered blasphemy?? http://www.mchawking.com/
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08-07-2005 10:56 AM 		Reply to: Message 27 by CK
08-07-2005 10:35 AM

Re: Webster.com
Thats my point! Around my city, nobody protests if the Dahlai Lama comes to town. Allah is never insulted except whenever a major terrorist attack brings out the Muslim-bashers!
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By contrast, Jesus Christ is always mocked.
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Maybe it is because of the reaction from the religious zealots!
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Methinks, however, that the "demons" know who the real God is....and that is why Christianity is mocked and attacked more than any other belief.
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