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In reply to the discussion: If you have a strong moral objection to criticizing, satirizing or mocking deeply held beliefs [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,174 posts)Here at DU, all of us who are here genuinely (and not as trolls) lie somewhere on the left side of the political spectrum.
But ideally, religion is in a completely different sphere than politics. Or at least it ought to be (despite some of the best efforts who seek to blend the two). We've got Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans, Hindus, Universalists, Agnostics and Atheists here at DU, as well as countless other belief systems. And the people who subscribe to those beliefs have strongly held reasons for their beliefs.
But this is first and foremost a political website, and not a religious website. Or a sports website. Or a music appreciation website. And mocking people's deeply held beliefs is a pretty big distraction and an unnecessarily divisive matter that detracts from the overall purpose of this primarily political website, not adds to it.
Honestly, what good is gained out of that type of behavior here? I just don't see it. Why create schisms where they ought not exist?