2007-02-20 12:57:54 · 23 answers · asked by squeegie 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Free speech is everything. That's the point.
2007-02-20 13:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Goodness that's a MIGHTY "well, yes and no" question!
Yes. Sort of. But really depending on WHERE you live. You can blaspheme in Chicago and pretty much get away with it. Try the same thing in Tehran and you get whacked.
And, just because it MIGHT be "free" dealing person to person...always keep in mind that there'll be a price to pay in the spiritual realm.
Yaks(pbut).
2007-02-20 21:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is in America. In other countries like Iran and Saudi Arbia you can be stoned to death.
Now look at the people here who have told you no its not free speech. It will tell you allot. IT will tell how many Americans agree with Osama Bin Lauden
2007-02-20 21:03:04 · answer #3 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think free speech in the form of blaspheme is a litte taboo.
2007-02-20 21:03:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the US constitution, it is a part of free speech (protected by Amendment #1).
Barjesse37
2007-02-20 21:03:48 · answer #5 · answered by barjesse37 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EXPLANATION OF BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT
Question. -- "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come." --
(Matt. 12:31-32)
Answer. -- The holy realities of the Manifestations of God have two spiritual positions. One is the place of manifestation, which can be compared to the position of the globe of the sun, and the other is the resplendency of the manifestation, which is like its light and radiance; these are the perfections of God -- in other words, the Holy Spirit. For the Holy Spirit is the divine bounties and lordly perfections, and these divine perfections are as the rays and heat of the sun. The brilliant rays of the sun constitute its being, and without them it would not be the sun. If the manifestation and the reflection of the divine perfections were not in Christ, Jesus would not be the Messiah. He is a Manifestation because He reflects in Himself the divine perfections. The Prophets of God are manifestations for the lordly perfections -- that is, the Holy Spirit is apparent in Them.
If a soul remains far from the manifestation, he may yet be awakened; for he did not recognize the manifestation of the divine perfections. But if he loathe the divine perfections themselves -- in other words, the Holy Spirit -- it is evident that he is like a bat which hates the light.
This detestation of the light has no remedy and cannot be forgiven -- that is to say, it is impossible for him to come near unto God. This lamp is a lamp because of its light; without the light it would not be a lamp. Now if a soul has an aversion for the light of the lamp, he is, as it were, blind, and cannot comprehend the light; and blindness is the cause of everlasting banishment from God.
It is evident that the souls receive grace from the bounty of the Holy Spirit which appears in the Manifestations of God, and not from the personality of the Manifestation. Therefore, if a soul does not receive grace from the bounties of the Holy Spirit, he remains deprived of the divine gift, and the banishment itself puts the soul beyond the reach of pardon.
This is why many people who were the enemies of the Manifestations, and who did not recognize Them, when once they had known Them became Their friends. So enmity toward the Manifestation did not become the cause of perpetual banishment, for they who indulged in it were the enemies of the light-holders, not knowing that They were the shining lights of God. They were not the enemies of the light, and when once they understood that the light-holder was the place of manifestation of the light, they became sincere friends of it.
The meaning is this: to remain far from the light-holder does not entail everlasting banishment, for one may become awakened and vigilant; but enmity toward the light is the cause of everlasting banishment, and for this there is no remedy.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 126)
2007-02-20 22:25:23 · answer #6 · answered by Gravitar or not... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blasphemy is a form of free speech. Real free speech, that is.
2007-02-20 21:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by juhsayngul 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would it be free speech to name you publicly and claim you had had sex with animals, with babies, etc., that you had raped a dozen women, that you had stolen money from your boss? Of course it wouldn't. In fact, according to the Bible, that would be a form of blasphemy. Because blasphemy means speaking against someone, insulting them. You are referring to blasphemy against God. Well, it seems we can't say what we like against people (especially if untrue), but we can say what we like against God. Sounds pretty sick to me.
2007-02-20 21:04:39 · answer #8 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a free will, God's first and best gift. You may do as you wish with it: surrender to God and make His name holy, or insult Him.
HOWEVER, do be prepared to accept the consequences of your choice. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Galatians 6:7).
2007-02-20 21:09:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God doesn't have to go by the Constiution of the United States.
2007-02-20 21:05:38 · answer #10 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋