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No, gay and trans people are not being killed for blasphemy.
by howlgarnish 6y ago
No, gay and trans people are not being killed for blasphemy.
- sidlls 6y agoThey have most certainly been killed in the US because they violate the murderers’ view of religious rules. It may not be technically correct to say they’ve been killed (strictly) for blasphemy, but that’s nitpicking in my view.
- Pfhreak 6y agoThey've been killed for religious reasons related to what was perceived as sinning. Blasphemy has many definitions, and I believe that what you've suggested is a distinction without a difference.
- howlgarnish 6y agoBlasphemy is quite narrowly defined as insulting a deity or sacred objects. "Sinning" is not blasphemy, and homosexuality is not blasphemous unless you're involving religious objects in sexual activities. For an example of actual blasphemy that riled up a lot of Christians in the US, see Serrano's Piss Christ. Although to the best of my knowledge nobody was killed because of it.