Islam wants a law against "offending" religion?

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   Mark Knowlesposted 12 years ago

   Apparently The Qatari Justice Minister is designing a law that would ban attacks on or offenses to religion. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to create an international law with the help of the United Nations. http://wp.me/p2Jz2C-bt

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      pisean282311posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      how do they define what is offensive and what is not...muslims say 'allah is only worth worshipping and muhammad is his only messenger' ...now that can be offensive for christians and vice versa...

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         Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Sounds like another fight on the way.

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      Sapperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That's nothing new. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law Until a few years ago, the UK had a Blasphemy law. Religion is one of those topics that make people cry cause their feelings are hurt.

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         Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah - but a new law?

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            Sapperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            How is this new law different from the hundreds already in existence?

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               Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Because the ones already in existence were written in a much more ignorant time when religion ruled with an iron fist and a burning stake.

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                  Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  i hate burning steaks!
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  I like my religion well done with a side of mash potatoes

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                     Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     Low carb diet at the moment.

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                        Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        I tried that once....
                        
                        they I heard Dr. Atkins died of a heart attack..
                        
                        so I grieved over a bowl of ice cream and chips

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                  Sapperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Yet they are still enforced.
                  "On 30 May 2008, Tampere District Court sentenced Seppo Lehto to two years and four months in prison for offences which involve hate speech and blasphemy."
                  That was in Finland. Don't argue if you aren't going to even look at the link I posted.

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                     Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     Who is arguing? Archaic laws in countries that do not apply top me will not affect me. This law that the Islamists are trying to get introduced will affect me.

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                        Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        There you go defending Christianity again, Mark!
                        
                        you are the Pope's mouthpiece!

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                           Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           Oddly enough - I was just there....
                           
                           
                           
                           http://thaumaturgical.com/vatican-art-b … he-scenes/

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                        Sapperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        How would it effect you? In order for you to be prosecuted, both your first and fourteenth constitutional rights would have to be violated. This has zero effect on anyone in the US. It's just so that already crazy people can have an excuse to do retarded shit when people make fun of their imaginary friend. Nothing more.

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                           Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           I agree. What is your problem then? And I am not in the US.

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                              Sapperposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                              Ok, that changes things then. You may have to worry about it then

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                                 Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                                 Unlikely, but still somewhat shocked.......

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      A Troubled Manposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Let them. The more the Islamist attempts to ban anything that has to do with protecting their religion, the more it will produce the opposite results and the more conflict it will cause.

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   innersmiffposted 12 years ago

   A religion is not like a race: one chooses one's religion, and one cannot choose their race. Obviously, to insult someone's race is a sign of bigotry, whilst to insult one's religion is something else completely. The latter is absolutely granted to us by freedom of speech.

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      innersmiffposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Become a libertarian! Then you actually have an intellectual basis to criticise this!

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   Motown2Chitownposted 12 years ago

   *Shakes head*
   
   This will never work in practice.  It will just make it alright for religious nuts to start fights with any and everyone.  And who draws the line about what's offensive to those who are religious?
   
   UGH.

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   It's about time someone took steps to put the likes of Mark Knowles and his like behind bars!

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      Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      So you won't have to pay me the money you owe me?

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   I will visit you in jail for joint prayers and checkers!

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   You visit religious institutions more than Cardinals do the Vatican.
   
   I think you secretly want to believe.. you just need a little push and persuading.

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   Will the new law call for stoning or flogging?
   
   I would rather be stoned than flogged... unless the flogger is a lovely dominatrix

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      Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      They tell me I would make a good "Dom"

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         Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Who is 'they'?

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            Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            The "Subs" who want me to play.

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               Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               what's the rate per hour in Europe now?

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                  Mark Knowlesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Far as I can tell it is unpaid.

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                     Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     ..back to SEOing then

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      A Troubled Manposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Too modern an approach. They will probably want to invoke something more archaic so as to achieve better barbarism through initiative, thus making a formidable impact on the masses.

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