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@obi_jon | 31 July 20 | |
@vampboy | 31 July 20 | |
@ obi_jon - 31.07.20 - 12:22pm http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/man-shot-dead-blasphemy-pakistan-courtroom-200729105816314.html Why are you posting that link here? What's the relevance? Do you have a point there somewhere? |
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@obi_jon | 31 July 20 | |
To provide an example from the opposite side of the religion/law coin. In some countries, disagreeing with or disrespecting a holy book can get you the death penalty for blasphemy.
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@vampboy | 31 July 20 | |
And the topic of discussion is? .......... Should Islam be banned from that logic? Or rather, doesn't it give you a clear cut example why the state shouldn't be vested with so much power in the first place? |
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@ogdenz | 31 July 20 | |
@ vampboy - 31.07.20 - 12:13pm The issue of contention isn't in the will it happen or not; it's rather, should the state be vested with so much power that they could make it happen in the right circumstances? Also; the Police is as concerned as religious clerics. The will it happen or not is what's important to me. |
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@vampboy | 31 July 20 | |
@ ogdenz - 31.07.20 - 12:43pm The will it happen or not is what's important to me. Then you shouldn't be supportive of laws that suppress free speech and expression. |
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@ogdenz | 31 July 20 | |
What makes you think i am?
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@obi_jon | 31 July 20 | |
....... Religion and the law? No. Yes. I have no problem with the Scottish proposals, if they include all so called 'holy' books, not just the bible. |
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@obi_jon | 31 July 20 | |
It looks to me like the bishops you mentioned actually want their 'holy book' to be excluded/exempt from the proposed new laws. I suspect they wouldn't give a sh*t if it was targeted solely at 'holy books' other than their own.
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@vampboy | 31 July 20 | |
@ ogdenz - 31.07.20 - 12:45pm What makes you think i am? I can only hope you specifically aren't. But the majority trend to support legislations that allow the state to dictate what is offensive or not is equally worrying; Do you agree that it is? That'll give me a better picture if you answer. |
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