Religion
In reply to the discussion: Blasphemy as civic duty and moral obligation [View all]patrice
(47,992 posts)then you implied that religion leads to murder.
I can't dispute that murder is done in the name of religion, both Islam and Christianity, with a notable example being the War on Iraq, which is one of the reasons I am having trouble with OP, because it picks up that same anti-Islamic theme, which there are those in Islam who are only too eager to echo.
I don't even have a problem with authentically challenging religion, any religion.
My problems have to do with the disrespect promoted by OP and encouraged in this thread.
Stupid, vicious, disrespectful challenge of the type promoted by OP doesn't persuade anyone; it does nothing to accomplish its putative goal; it only makes what is bad in a mind-set worse. SOME people enjoy that and use it as justification for disrespect. Cycles of this kind of stuff get out of control, leading to people walking into public places and shooting other people FOR NOTHING.