http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaspheme
2007-11-26 00:58:49 · 23 answers · asked by Calchas 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Blasphemy is a victimless crime. Therefore, we don't need blasphemy laws, and no civilised country should have them.
2007-11-26 01:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by daveygod21 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It might be in the interest of civil order to curtail actions that have the potential to incite social disorder. Further, the lack of civil legislation against blasphemy, would not make such an action either moral or prudent.
2007-11-26 01:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and maybe laws dealing with the tooth fairy could help the real world too...no laws needed,Islamic theocracies have these laws and many other such reprehensible laws that should be consigned to the dark ages where they belong so I would not allow laws like these to become a reality...
2007-11-26 01:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by SkinAnInk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of all the strange “crimes that human beings have legislated out of nothing, “blasphemy” is the most amazing--with “obscenity” and “indecent exposure” fighting it out for second and third place.
from the note books of lazarus long
smile and enjoy the day
2007-11-26 01:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by lazaruslong138 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, as one man's blasphemy is another mans prayer and freedom of expression is a human right. I love freedom. If you think there should be such laws... please get the hell out of america and move to Sudan or Iran or something
AND
because of retarded things like this
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,,2217259,00.html
2007-11-26 01:02:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. Religion and the law should be totally seperate. Fairy tales have no place in law.
Imagine if we had laws saying you couldn't say Red Riding Hood didn't exist?!
Ridiculous.
2007-11-26 01:02:11 · answer #6 · answered by Nick D 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
These are important for the continued elevated status Religious institutions have.
in other words, it's the clergy who need these laws, not us.
2007-11-26 01:08:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
prosecuting someone for saying something negative about a story or idea is ridiculous....
we don't need laws like this
what next Thought Police?
2007-11-26 01:05:40 · answer #8 · answered by DogmaDeleted 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
reasoned discourse and religious conviction are ancient enemies. blasphemy laws are by far the best way to protect a state religion.
2007-11-26 01:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by synopsis 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There shouldn't be laws against anything we have no real proof of. That would be rediculous.
2007-11-26 06:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋