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On Blasphemy Laws (Original Post)
sakabatou
May 2017
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dchill
(38,315 posts)1. Oh, yeah!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)2. Just so, why does a loving, all knowing and all powerful God
need blasphemy laws?
God doesn't. Blasphemy laws for mortal oppressors.
stopbush
(24,376 posts)3. Isn't blasphemy the definition of a victimless "crime?"
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)4. Blasphemy laws are rooted in fear and oppression.
I'm more into religion now than I have been in the past, mainly Eastern philosophy, but I will always defend a person's right to speak as he or she pleases regarding religion. Cursing the gods is an inseparable part of being human. I still do it frequently in my head if not outwardly.