to lighten the mood in here, i've been asking "if jesus was a ___ what kind of ___ would he be" questions the last couple of days. the answers are quite imaginative and mostly positive.
as most of you know, i'm not christian, but these questions aren't meant to be offensive, just fun. it's not like i'm asking something gross or mean, so how is this blasphemy?
i figure if primoa can answer without being offended, then it can't be bad!
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvraDcLXOQw29HxAA0F_jLblPhV.;_ylv=3?qid=20071030071242AAPAGQM
2007-10-30 03:27:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
master j - this isn't even a joke! it's supposed to make you think about the qualities and characteristics of jesus and relate them to something else!
maybe i took too many drama classes - sheesh
2007-10-30 03:43:02 · update #1
some Christians take offense at anything; they're usually the first to call someone else's path "evil" or "satanic" as well.
Why have one standard, when you can have two?
2007-10-30 03:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
By the strictest definition...the actual definition, incidentally, no it is not blasphemous.
There is nothing in either the dogma or doctrine of the various main-line Christian faiths about this type of question... Unless you are doing it to ridicule him/her/it, in which case it is blasphemy. After all, the item at the heart of the definition is the Scriptures, and they people of the time didn't know what a motorised carriage was.
2007-10-30 11:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This questions is irrelevant but I'm sure it's not blasphemy. You have a sense of humour though....If you compare Jesus to a automobile, He will be a heavenly chariot which no man can comprehend & I believe he will even smoke a Buggatti Veyron. He is beyond any human comprehension.
You were saying if God can turn Himself into a car. Com'on. He ain't no lame Genie in a bottle or lamp.Genie grants you 3 wishes. He grants you blessings beyond your wishes provided you accept His son Jesus. He find more fun in giving you the ability to buy 10 cars instead of turning Himself into a car.
2007-10-30 10:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Howard Teo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm an atheist, too, but surely you can see how people who believe Jesus is a god and worship him as such would take offense. Given that the celebration of his birthday now involves reindeer, snowmen (not many of those around Bethlehem, I don't think), huge electric bills and excess on every possible level, I can't see how your question is that big a problem. I guess the believers get to decide which "blasphemies" are ok and which aren't.
2007-10-30 10:33:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
We, or at least I find it offensive that you make jokes about what we/I believe. I have been defending a lot of atheists in my answers. Imagine my disappointment when suddenly, there's a joke about Jesus here. I'm sure you meant no lasting harm but some of us might still find it offensive.
2007-10-30 10:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by master J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jesus & mohammed (if they even existed) were men no greater than me, the fact that thousands of years later they are still reveared is absurd. In 200 years from now all the holy wars being faught right now, will be considered mass murder in the name of fairy tales.
2007-10-30 10:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real question is, "Would Jesus be offended?"
I'm not sure you understand what the word "blasphemy" even means.
What do you suppose the reaction would be if you asked this question about Mohammed in Iran?
Pastor Art
2007-10-30 10:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Related phrases: blasphemy made flesh - islam and blasphemy - no blasphemy - digital blasphemy - blasphemy law in pakistan - blah-blasphemy - blasphemy of the holy -spirit - the other side of blasphemy
Definitions of blasphemy on the Web:
* blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
* profanation: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Blasphemy is the defamation of the name of one or more gods. These may include using sacred names as stress expletives without intention to pray or speak of sacred matters. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy
* Blasphemy are a black metal band formed in Burnaby, Canada in 1984. They play raw, primitive and minimalistic old school black metal, incorporating elements from grindcore and thrash metal. Their sound closely resembles to that of Beherit and Von. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy (band)
* Behaviour or language that insults or shows a lack of respect for religious beliefs.
www.bsa.govt.nz/mediastudies/
* Swearing in the name of God, denying the existence of God, saying evil things about God, asserting incorrect beliefs about God, etc. One religion's affirmation of their God is another religion's blasphemy about their God.
www.translationdirectory.com/glossaries/glossary007_b.htm
Start your research here: http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A%20blasphemy&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Make it a great day!
2007-10-30 10:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by Hokiefire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not religious at all, but i will not say for definaqte that a GOD doesnt or hasnt existed, i have seen many things that could be construde as acts of god, but the one thing that calls for the argument of existence is this, what kind of a god, what kind of "enlightened being" would stand by and see the attrocities that, most of the time we are doing to ourselves???.
a god would be a teacher, for all, not for one race, not the other.and if by writing this i offend anyone, tough titty, because i too am i god, A GOD AWFUL SPELLER.
2007-10-30 10:35:27 · answer #9 · answered by ian c(geordie) 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I like how the guys who said it's blasphemy said "thou shalt not tempt the Lord almighty." Like you're tempting Jesus to turn himself into a car.
2007-10-30 10:32:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋