2006-11-13 06:18:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think religious people (unless the jokes are actually insulting them i.e. making fun of the core beliefs of their religion) should accept that religion will be joked about, as is almost every aspect of human life - there are a lot of ridiculous elements in our lives, including our religions!
2006-11-13 06:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by lady_s_hazy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to hear a good religious joke. I tell 'em, too.
I think that there are offensive religious jokes that go too far...those that mock Jesus or the Blessed Virgin are offensive to many.
God created everything, including humor - humor can be misused and cruel....so that is no defense for mocking another's religion....
Just my 2-cents worth...
2006-11-13 06:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I told a racist joke should the people I make funny be offensive or just suck it up? Yes God created humor, but I am pretty sure He didn't do it for the purpose of being at his own expense.
2006-11-13 06:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce Leroy - The Last Dragon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't. I take offense when the joke is aimed at hurting my religion, but some of my favorite jokes are religious in nature. It depends on the context.
2006-11-13 06:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people don't find them funny. It's like some Polish might not find Polish jokes funny or blonds might not find blond jokes funny, etc.
So when you want to tell a joke, know your crowd (the people you are with.
2006-11-13 06:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by Fotios 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious (and ethnic humor) is okay so long as it's someone else who's getting the short end.
2006-11-13 06:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When Christians are mocked, we pray for those who persecute us. When Muslims are mocked (or a cartoon is drawn of Mohammed), they declare Jihad and seek to kill those who offended them (even the cartoonist).
If you don't have Truth on your side, all that is left is the sword.
2006-11-13 06:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by 5solas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because everyone has there own belief and its offensive to those people. haha you can laugh and joke but sometimes it could be hurtful to there culture or religion.
2006-11-13 06:24:00 · answer #8 · answered by dat chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is like saying that God created guns, and therefore why should we care if someone shoots us.
2006-11-13 06:20:07 · answer #9 · answered by M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone has a sense of humour, and most people do not realizes that God has one.
2006-11-13 06:24:01 · answer #10 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋