Should blasphemy be outlawed?

Question

While we're at it, let's define blasphemy. Thanks! =0)

Answer 1

Nope, that would infringe on all our constitutional rights. And that includes outlawing blasphemy of atheistic notions... :-)

Answer 2

School project?

Blasphemy is defined as
1.impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2.Judaism.
a.an act of cursing or reviling God.
b.pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3.Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4.irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself.

Blasphemy should not be outlawed due to the separation of church and state. The should be no God in government. Too often these days there is a strong link between the two, but the original idea with the founding fathers was that there was to be a clear dividing line between the two. I don't want a theocracy and neither did they.

Answer 3

Blasphemy defined:

blas·phe·my /ˈblæsfəmi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[blas-fuh-mee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -mies.
1.impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2.Judaism.
a.an act of cursing or reviling God.
b.pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3.Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4.irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself.

Now, should it be outlawed? I suppose that depends on whether or not there's proof that God exists. If there is no God, then there's no reason to worry about impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. By that logic, using the word God in a curse would have no more impact than if one said "Tomato Damnit!"

My own idea? Until there is irrefutable proof that God exists, and I'm talking the kind of proof that would make everyone in the world say ".. Wow, okay, you're right, yep.. that's God over there..", there's no reason to outlaw it.

Those of religious persuasions may choose not to engage in blasphemic practices, but that shouldn't affect those who don't hold the same religious convictions.

Answer 4

Blasphemy is expressing disrespect for something considered sacred. Since not all peoples agree upon what is sacred, one person's truth is another's blasphemy. To the Jews, the Christian notion that Jesus is God is blasphemous. To Christians, the Muslim notion that Jesus did not die on the cross is blasphemous. To Muslims...you get the picture. Therefore, I do not think blasphemy should be outlawed. I like freedom of expression, even though it gives others the right to say things that might be offensive to me.

Answer 5

It shouldn't be outlawed. Blasphemy should be THE law. For hundreds of years, no one could say anything bad about religions. In this day and age when people are starting to use their brain instead of being ruled by some book written, rewritten and translated to many languages like a bad game of telephone, blashemy is great.

Answer 6

yeah, last time I tried to define blasphemy here my account got blocked. So I'll take a bow on this one.

Answer 7

I guess you could try but you would have to get everyone to agree that there is a God. Maybe even get everyone to agree on one God that you shouldn't blasphemy against. Then you have just succeeded in taking away religious freedoms and freedom of speech.

May God Bless you.

Answer 8

Blasphemy is simple. It's provoking whoever has enough power to punish you for saying something they don't like about their mythology. Then if you get enough people together to overpower the former group, you get to label everything they say about your mythology as "blasphemy."

Answer 9

The last tme I looked, I live in a free country. We have freedom of speech.

What would make me so almighty that I could make a rule about the words another person would be allowed to say?

It will be between the blasphemers and God, as to what will eventually happen to their souls.

Answer 10

Outlawing blasphemy is mandating religion, and that is not allowing others freedom of religion, so no...