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In reply to the discussion: Should it be against the law, in the United States, to blaspheme or "insult a Deity"? [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,835 posts)32. I never said Scientology is "not real".
It is very real. The mere fact that it exists does not make it a religion.
If you feel a need to mock the religious beliefs of others, that's your problem. I don't know what purpose you think it serves, or what goal you think it accomplishes - other than being obnoxious and offensive.
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Should it be against the law, in the United States, to blaspheme or "insult a Deity"? [View all]
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
OP
Oh hey, I'm still waiting for the official list of "Religions Deemed "not real" by Nance".
PeaceNikki
May 2015
#17
Yes, we know all about your belief that scientologists aren't "real" religious folks.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#30
Yes, but we're discussing your need to question only one group of religious folks.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#44
You claimed their religion isn't real when they obviously think it is - that's offensive.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#51
No, it's not stupid at all. We should be able to criticize and mock any harmful ideology.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#78
I don't need your permission, although giving it seems to be "what gets you off".
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#100
What's your definition of "religion"? Is it possible it's subjective and impervious to your scorn?
cherokeeprogressive
May 2015
#31
Simple: Claiming that something ISN'T what someone else claims it IS.
cherokeeprogressive
May 2015
#158
I was made to believe that you were an Operating Thetan IV. Why the fuck were you auditing me?
PeaceNikki
May 2015
#266
The Evil Atheist Vermin Conspiracy's home office sent me out to investigate you.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#267
And that's only in this thread. There's heaps more peppered round DU...
Violet_Crumble
May 2015
#288
Imagine if one of us were to question the beliefs of muslims and claim their religion isn't "real".
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#34
Not all of them. I followed the Church of bluejuice until its sad demise last year...
Violet_Crumble
May 2015
#221
You feel like you're at FreeRepublic because you're protecting religion from its victims.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#97
The religious have well funded, hugely successful, coordinated attacks against MY fucking
PeaceNikki
May 2015
#106
Will do!! And you keep on wagging that finger thinking you're some moral arbiter.
PeaceNikki
May 2015
#116
We're being called intolerant for disrespecting religion and SHE feels like she's on FreeRepublic?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#129
She'd say your beliefs weren't as worthy of respect as a "real" religion.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#133
No, Nance, telling folks to respect bigoted religious beliefs is a Republican thang.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#227
"everyone who has a religious faith should be free from being "mocked"
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#230
And it's the end result of your flailing around trying to paint me as the one in the wrong.
AlbertCat
May 2015
#236
Nance only wants people to criticize one group of religious believers.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#261
So mocking religion is the same thing as calling people "disgusting fatties"?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#259
Keep hurling those straw men! Who said people are idiots for practicing their religion?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#264
Why does religion get a Magical Superimpermeable Protective Holy Bubble?
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#179
Ikr? Why should women and lgbt people respect people who treat us like we're second class citizens?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#188
Your need to protect the feelings of believers in misogynistic and homophobic sects is a bit strange
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#207
Riiiight -- I'm not a progressive because I think we should be free to criticize & satirize
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#242
If someone says "women are inferior because they came from Adam's rib" I am not
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#244
So in my example it is disrespectful of me to call out someone who says women are inferior
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#246
"adherence to religious beliefs is EXACTLY the same as adhering to political beliefs"
Warren Stupidity
May 2015
#235
Why is it decent to not offend people demanding to inflict their superstition on me?
backscatter712
May 2015
#59
LOL, so you are OK with people using religion to attack gays? Wow, you are fucking clueless....
Logical
May 2015
#81
You look silly on this topic. And refuse to address the direct question. Do you have an issue....
Logical
May 2015
#99
The pope just sent out priests to forgive women for having abortions.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#139
Their "sacred beliefs" include interfering with the autonomy of women and LGBT
PeaceNikki
May 2015
#83
Why should someone else's HATEFUL beliefs about others be respected?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#93
Mocking people who thinks all gays go to hell is 100% ok, maybe you agree with the religion?? nt
Logical
May 2015
#194
say you are saying the holy books of the abrahamic faiths are "beyond ludicrous"?
Warren Stupidity
May 2015
#233
"leave those who adhere to a religious faith should be free to do so without ridicule"
Oktober
May 2015
#286
I dont even have time to insult the dainty doilies my doggie does doo-doo on.
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#8
Absolutely it should be allowed. And some deities deserve to be insulted anyways.
Shoulders of Giants
May 2015
#9
I was just going to say that some people I know would have little to say, in that case.
libdem4life
May 2015
#35
Looking at the results of the poll, the answer to that question seems to be "no."
Chathamization
May 2015
#118
They have equal ambiguity about the definition of "sin", as well. Lots of "depends".
libdem4life
May 2015
#36
So blasphemy should only be legal if it doesn't provoke people to violence?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#56
If i burn down a CVS because you mocked my belief in Leprechauns, are YOU the guilty one?
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#254
I keep reading in that supposedly magic book that gay sex insults a deity.
backscatter712
May 2015
#87
Well, i happen to think the 1st Amendment is pretty fucking important.
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#176
Indispensable. At the same time we can say we will do almost anything including risk
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#255
Any ideology can be criticized. And mockery is a good tool to expose the silliness of religions.
Yorktown
May 2015
#155
And no one in the US government can give a rational explanation for our actions.
guillaumeb
May 2015
#280
Country music is an incestuous industry that censors non-conformists.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#217
it is religions that produce the silliness we mock, and they do that in an astounding abundance. nt.
Warren Stupidity
May 2015
#234
"Only the road that is no road is long enough to go nowhere."--eridani-san, honored Duer.
panader0
May 2015
#127
Insulting a diety is not socially unacceptable. It's part and parcel of our culture
Bluenorthwest
May 2015
#161
Yeah, isn't it? Until recently, I wouldn't have thought to even ask it, not here.
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#193
I'm sure we'll get the "I'm sorry my accusations turned out to be BS" post any day now... N/T
Chathamization
May 2015
#275
No doubt, we're all all entitled to illustrate our character via valid satire...
LanternWaste
May 2015
#262
Hey, anything to counter the simplistic & omnipresent scolding and villifying of
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#285
While still others have been told no assistance because they were born on the wrong side of an imagi
LanternWaste
May 2015
#296
No, fictional supreme sky beings and their superstitious stories need insulting
Matrosov
May 2015
#265
I can think of no legal basis under which such speech could be criminalized. n/t
malthaussen
May 2015
#272
The people who had lists of decades-old scotus decisions to rationalize their arguments that
Warren DeMontague
May 2015
#299