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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]whathehell
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If you have a strong moral objection to criticizing, satirizing or mocking deeply held beliefs [View all]
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
OP
Exactly. I usually post mocking blatant hypocrisy in various situations rather than blanket
peacebird
Jan 2015
#3
Exactly. We are a PROGRESSIVE board. We SCRUTINIZE reactionary nonsense and nonsense in general.
alp227
Jan 2015
#163
Criticizing even mocking religion should never be off limits. Criticizing and mocking PEOPLE who
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2015
#97
Thanks. I had the supreme pleasure of being in a NOH8 photo shoot a few years ago.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#112
If you'd paid closer attention maybe you would have noticed we mostly just mock you.
ieoeja
Jan 2015
#7
I replied to her thread. I was going to rewrite it and replace "religion" with
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#9
Sneering at the poor and rubbing their faces in it is not what DU is all about. nt
ucrdem
Jan 2015
#10
So you claim the Saudis are 'the poor'? To criticize billionaire autocrats is to sneer at the poor?
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#19
I bite back when conservatives AND religions threaten autonomy and human rights.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#39
And yet when Rick Warren called LGBT people some terrible names and got rewarded by being
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#57
I find is worth noting that many of the posters who defend the worst of religious acts using
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#21
I do not ascribe it to religion because the absence thereof would remove the effect.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#52
Well, I for one can imagine a political cartoon skewering Benyamin Netanyahu
Surya Gayatri
Jan 2015
#28
So when we criticize Republicans is that bigotry and hate too? Should we refrain from that?
Arugula Latte
Jan 2015
#101
I don't see how mixing supernatural beliefs into something makes it off limits.
Arugula Latte
Jan 2015
#107
No if you believe made up nonsense is real, that is MORE deserving of respect.
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2015
#129
There are things still totally off limits even for precious free speech and satire in America.
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#118
I think most of those people just can't stand the idea of LGBT people and women having anyone
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#14
There is a creeping, deliberate authoritarian movement in this nation.
woo me with science
Jan 2015
#16
You see mocking and ridiculing of conservative ideology all the time. It's the core of our existence
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#30
I find it INCREDIBLE the world's largest religions with billions of members needs kid gloves
BrotherIvan
Jan 2015
#169
I guess it depends on what you call lately...this happened last year but began earlier
OnlinePoker
Jan 2015
#180
When Obama was campainging with hate preachers and then employed Rick Warren
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#51
And it is a far too common error to assume that being mocked means you did something wrong.
Rex
Jan 2015
#138
I will separate religion from politics the day that the religious separate their beliefs from it.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#40
I will continue to criticize, satirize, and mock things and people that I
sinkingfeeling
Jan 2015
#42
I understand what you're saying, but religion is on a different plane than politics.
Tommy_Carcetti
Jan 2015
#45
If you haven't, read up on religion in Russia and the role of the Orthodox Church
Prism
Jan 2015
#111
neat. and I to barbaric tenets, misogyny and violence in the name of religion.
PeaceNikki
Jan 2015
#65
I have an objection to bigotry and broadbrushing hidden behind religions.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#66
So will you petition the 'faith communities' to stop mocking and denigrating others?
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#71
There are lots of people posting here who have strong objections to criticizing or mocking
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#95
after all, is there any bigger sacred cow than something that's turned into a marketing phenom
MisterP
Jan 2015
#150
One can be critical without mocking. Satire, is usually best left to a professional.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jan 2015
#110
I try to avoid mocking religious beliefs. To me, there is a difference between
LittleBlue
Jan 2015
#120
Because mockery is not something decent people do to other human beings. Bullies use mockery
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#122
Absolutely agree. They should leave the word "idiot" out. It's not helpful. n/t
jtuck004
Jan 2015
#164
If liberals no longer have the stomach to stand up to power or the oppressors,
BrotherIvan
Jan 2015
#156
Read my sig line. It is a deeply held belief and mocking it does nothing but hurt.
uppityperson
Jan 2015
#160
I'm not walking on egg shells around the bible thumpers. They whine and yell all the time; so can I.
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2015
#178