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The iniquity of failing to punish blasphemy against Islam is far outweighed by the injustice of punishing blasphemy in the first place. No set of beliefs shoul
by kbolino 14y ago
The iniquity of failing to punish blasphemy against Islam is far outweighed by the injustice of punishing blasphemy in the first place.
No set of beliefs should be so sacrosanct that the government must act to shield their fragile believers' minds from the criticism of others.
- DanBC 14y agoI'd agree. But the fact remains that there was a discrepancy where one group was left without any protection. > No set of beliefs should be so sacrosanct that the government must act to shield their fragile believers' minds from the criticism of others. Let's not forget that 3,500 people died (and 47,000 were injured) during "the Troubles" which had sectarian religious aspects. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles)