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Author Topic:   The Blasphemy Challenge
Vacate
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Message 1 of 134 (381214)
01-30-2007 8:51 AM


A group of atheists target children and young adults to deny the holy spirit on video. BlasphemyChallenge.com is for sale | HugeDomains The instructions are to upload the video to youtube and must contain the words "I deny the Holy Spirit".
Not surprisingly it has caused some negative feedback.
NBC covers the challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw0q-WhBsEo
Unbiased Fox News
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bcbTJgeJrw0
Some of the most notable quotes lifted from the unbiased news coverage seen on Fox are these -
Brian I think you are preying on young people.
Is there a reason you just pick on Christians, is it because they are an easy target?
I think you are manipulating these kids.
This thing made me sick
Fox Parody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVRbMfh52Ts&NR
What divides atheist manipulation of children from Christian manipulation? Why does religion and/or Christianity reserve the right to teach children a particular viewpoint and criticize such actions by atheists? I personally do not see what is so wrong about what the Blasphemy Challenge is doing, though I think it is a crude method to bring the message across.
Is this type of reaction limited only to Fox News, or is this viewpoint shared by a much larger public? Who is right?
Edited by Vacate, : Some clarity about the challenge itself.

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Vacate
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Message 8 of 134 (381422)
01-30-2007 10:19 PM
Reply to: Message 7 by anastasia
01-30-2007 9:46 PM


See, I don't know why atheism is even mentioned.
I mentioned atheism because the vast majority of the people who have responded to the challenge make the claim to be atheists. (Some claim to be agnostics). The 'message' amounts to little, as anyone who knows the word atheist likely knows what it means.
Though I agree that one can hardly commit blasphemy if you don't believe in what you are denying. How does this merit the response by the fox commentator that "This thing made me sick". As you said, its about as pointless as an anti-Shiva protest by Muslims.
( Doddy Curumehtar - Does the free DvD show manipulation on the part of the challenge? Though I didn't mention the DvD, I will clarify by saying that is what I considered to be the crude method )

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Vacate
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Message 21 of 134 (381621)
01-31-2007 11:02 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by nyenye
01-31-2007 4:03 PM


Nyeusigrube writes:
these kids are young, and they probably don't know what they want...
Did you see the one where the nine year old girl would like to paint nails for a living, give her a chance to tell people about the Lord while they listen to relaxing Christian music? People would just be able to accept...
If I looked long enough do you think I could find a 9 year old Muslim, Buddhist, or Jew?
this is wrong...
I agree.

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