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Ron Obvious

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15. So who would get to define who's a prophet, and what's a major religion...

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2012, 01:59 AM

Dec 2012

In addition to the obvious free speech violations, do the signers of initiatives like this realise it would put the government in the position of defining what a a 'major' religion is and who is a 'prophet'?

Are all of them happy with L. Ron Hubbard, Joseph Smith, Mary Baker Eddy, Jim Jones, David Koresh, the Reverend Moon et al to be on such a list.

I imagine that other than the knee-jerk cultural relativists, the signers of this petition only have one particular prophet in mind.

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37,615 people sign unamerican petition to "outlaw offending prophets of major religions" [View all] Renew Deal Dec 2012 OP

So you signed the other petition? jberryhill Dec 2012 #1

touche Renew Deal Dec 2012 #2

But... Is proposing to amend the Constitution unAmerican? jberryhill Dec 2012 #6

Why would we need a petition for that? We already have the First Amendment. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #13

Sorry people who signed it sakabatou Dec 2012 #3

Define "offend" -- insulting the prophets, not agreeing with them, rocktivity Dec 2012 #4

I did not even know Moses et al were alive to BE offended. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #8

these people were probably ok with destruction of Buddha statues JI7 Dec 2012 #5

I'm sure a percentage of 311M Americans would sign a petition to declare the earth flat jsr Dec 2012 #7

People exercising 1st Am rights are betraying the 1st Amendment for doing so. Got it. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #9

lol Renew Deal Dec 2012 #12

I hear where you're coming from, I really do DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #14

If these so called prophets are offended... 0zone Dec 2012 #10

And who is backing this petition? 0zone Dec 2012 #11

So who would get to define who's a prophet, and what's a major religion... Ron Obvious Dec 2012 #15