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'''Blasphemy''' is saying stuff that [[God]] doesn't like. You can't really commit blasphemy because god doesn't exist, therefore there's nothing God likes or dislikes. |
'''Blasphemy''' is saying stuff that [[God]] doesn't like. You can't really commit blasphemy because god doesn't exist, therefore there's nothing God likes or dislikes. |
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| − | Although there is no real blasphemy some nations put people into prison or even execute people for what they think is blasphemy against their favourite God. Even in the United States you can't rely the [http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/First_Amendment First Amendment] |
+ | Although there is no real blasphemy some nations put people into prison or even execute people for what they think is blasphemy against their favourite God. Even in the United States you can't rely the [http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/First_Amendment First Amendment]. In Pennsylvania a teen who simulated sex with a [[Jesus]] statue risked 2 years in youth custody for violating a law hardly anyone heard of. <ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/10/03/teen-who-desecrated-jesus-statue-hit-with-6-month-ban-from-social-media-and-350-hours-of-community-service/ Teen Who “Desecrated” Jesus Statue Hit with 6-Month Ban from Social Media and 350 Hours of Community Service]</ref> Other states may have similar laws, we don't know. Does the Pennsylvanian law violate the [[w:c:liberapedia:Constitution of the United States|US Constitution]]? Unless someone is heroic enough to mess with a revered object ''and'' take the case right up to the [[w:c:liberapedia:United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] with a possible 2 year prison sentence hanging over him/her we won't find out. |
{{Good and bad Christianity}} |
{{Good and bad Christianity}} |
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Revision as of 06:37, 10 October 2014
Blasphemy is saying stuff that God doesn't like. You can't really commit blasphemy because god doesn't exist, therefore there's nothing God likes or dislikes.
Although there is no real blasphemy some nations put people into prison or even execute people for what they think is blasphemy against their favourite God. Even in the United States you can't rely the First Amendment. In Pennsylvania a teen who simulated sex with a Jesus statue risked 2 years in youth custody for violating a law hardly anyone heard of. [1] Other states may have similar laws, we don't know. Does the Pennsylvanian law violate the US Constitution? Unless someone is heroic enough to mess with a revered object and take the case right up to the Supreme Court with a possible 2 year prison sentence hanging over him/her we won't find out.
There is a good and a a bad side to Christianity, see the category page