Blasphemy Day 2011 is on Friday

[rug]

This Friday, September 30th 2011 marks the 6th anniversary of the publishing of cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. As a reaction to these cartoons, riots broke out among Muslims who considered those cartoons to be “Blasphemous.”

In 2009, the Center For Inquiry introduced Blasphemy Day to support the rights of people to criticize and satirize all ideas and beliefs. Religious ideas and beliefs should not be above criticism or beyond satire.

According to the CFI website:

“The purpose of this event is to set a particular day as a day to support free speech, support the right to criticize and satirize religion, and to oppose any resolutions or laws, binding or otherwise, that discourage or inhibit free speech of any kind. The focus on 'blasphemy' is simply because it is such a salient issue, and one for which a lot of consciousness-raising is necessary.”

“The goal is not to promote hate or violence. While many perceive blasphemy as insulting and offensive, it isn't about getting enjoyment out of ridiculing and insulting others. The day 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. Criticism and dissent towards opposing views is the only way in which any nation with any modicum of freedom can exist.”

Don't forget to comment on your favorite blasphemous image in the slideshow.

http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-national/blasphemy-day-2011-on-friday

Thank God! It's been getting stale in here. These people know how to do it right.


Reverse sharia law

[ZombieHorde]

1. I will be celebrating by not hunting, which should totally enrage Artemis.

Ha! Take that ancient, religious Greeks!

[rug]

2. Lol!

:thumbsup:

[MNBrewer]

3. I will celebrate by NOT cutting off baby foreskins.

and eating a bacon cheese burger.
and denying Jesus.

[rug]

4. They're all atheists anyway.

[gordianot]

5. Why not just have a piss someone off day.

Just one rule make sure they have a sense of humor and do not partake in senseless violence.

[xfundy]

6. I was waiting to reveal this

But the opportunity is too good to be a capitalist pig!

[bengalherder]

7. Just like every day of the week for me.

I'm an unintentional iconoclast. It just comes out of my mouth.

Like how I don't 'believe' in anthropomorphic 'God(z)' yet am willing for experiment's sake to entertain the notion Gods (and Goddesses and other esoteric entities) exist.

I can piss off everybody from fundies to atheists.


I'll be sure to quietly celebrate! :D

[Manifestor_of_Light]

8. Let's hear it for victimless crime.