I spend a lot of time on the religion and spirituality board, and I keep seeing people accuse each other of blaspheming. Specifically, I keep seeing people who adhere to certain faith paths accusing people who don't and who speak negatively of said faith paths accuse the non-believers of blasphemy.
However, I wonder if blasphemy instead of being defined as any statement by a non-believer against a religion, should be defined as statements expressing doubts by a speaker who already believes.
Now, the problem with that definiton is that it suggests that doubting is a bad thing, instead of an opportunity to examine one's faith in depth.
However, it does seem slightly strange to suggest that people who don't believe would be held to the same standards as people who do.
But, if you apply the analogy about sinning. I do believe it is possible for people who don't follow my faith path to sin. And so that analogy suggests the opposite.
What do you think? I'm running out of wo
2006-11-20
11:07:53
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