Should it be illegal to insult another person, based upon their religious beliefs?
336793
Hell No, Everyone has their own option.
751186
I agree that it's very tiresome when people ask a reasonable, civilised question and get a rant in reponse (e.g. Noor's response to this question).\n\nBut on the other hand some people do ask questions that seem designed to wind up people of other faiths, and it's not surprising when people get wound up as a result.\n\nI think people's idea of what constitutes a challenging question and what constitutes a deliberate insult often differ.\n\nBut I think we should all try to get over this - after all this forum could be a really good place to build some real understanding among people of different faiths and no faith at all.
1105127
Good idea...\n\nThat lot deserve it for not being nice like hippies and wickens... I would not attack them as they aint hurt anyone unlike the christians and islamics.\n\n\nBetter stuill do a stone Allah and Mohummed video and chop of their limbs, and force them to have sex with someone they don't want to be with in the name of family honour... Then do a burn god at the stake vid
821904
Yes, I agree with you 100%. We should all try to respect other people's religious beliefs even if we don't agree. It is rude to get into shouting matches with others. We don't want to be argumentative. God is a peaceful person and we should strive to be the same. Peace.
1078656
Absolutely. We do live in country that supports both free speech and freedom of religion. Being so, each religion is going to get bashed once in a while, even Christianity. But that's America. Land of the free. Atheists can say what they want, as long they aren't encouraging violent acts on people, and the same goes to theists to. I mean the KKK has their own website. There isn't much we can do about the promotion of hate. It's going to happen. The least people could do is ignore the message, but pay attention to the words. Again, I will say it:\n\nAS LONG AS A PERSON IS NOT INCITING VIOLENT ACTS, THEY ARE FULLY PROTECTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
269503
Agreed. Nobody should poke fun at another's religious beliefs. Religion is an individual and personal thing. It is one's personal relationship with his/her deity(ies). \n\nIf one has no relationship witha higher power, that is their religion... no faith, no god. It is still a belief.\n\nMost christians are rude about faith. Then again, most of them are brainwashed in sunday school from day one. Look at catholicism. Based upon their own messiah's teaching, they should not be baptised unitl they are old enough to make the conscious choice. Instead, parents force the choice upon them before they are old enough to speak.
725918
If you didn't help people based on their religious beliefs, that would be very, very wrong.\n\nJesus didn't discriminate.
1108877
Everyone on this site needs to chill out and stop attacking each others beliefs.  If you really need to insult each other (and I am addressing both the person who asked this question and everyone who has since told him that he will burn in hell) then you obviously aren't comfortable in your own beliefs.  If you were you would keep your mouths shut, smile, and move on.
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Right, and how would they feel if someone told them that they can go burn their Bible. It is disrespectful to say such things that are important to them.\n\nAmma said, "Whatever it may be, when you insult someone's form of worship, it will be painful for them," Amma said. "If someone draw's your wife or your mother in the nude or in a ridiculing manner, is there anyone who will not feel bad? No, they will be hurt. Whether God exists or not is not the question. They have a certain sankalpa regarding God; if someone mocks that, it will wound them."
735168
"If I dont know you, and you do not know me and all you know is that I am Muslim, what gives you the right to insult me? I have nothing to do with your situation"\n\nWell said, sister! :-)
917779
No, of course nothing wrong with being a Muslim.\n\nAny person who is doing harm toward another in the name of their religion, then that is wrong. Any religion.
597212
I got the joke... it's not all bad.\n\nBut I don't know if it is such a good idea to joke about this. It may seem strange to us today that there should be ANY limit on free speech. But this is THE BOTTOM to push if one wish to engage a Muslim in a death dual.\n\nThe law of their religion is full of sins punishable by death. Not unlike our religion BTW. The difference is that, they still feel obligated to carry out that punishment.
471510
It is not politaically correct to hate any other religion, but its socially acceptable to mock the christian faith.  People have a view of us as close minded, and arrogant.  However we follow a man who congregated with everyone from whores to tax colectors and even Romans.  They hold a belief that we are intolerant, and do nothing for our communities.  They see no truth in what we see.  \n\nAs for the people on here calling Islam a peaceful religion, lets look to their holy book for some answers since you guys are all experts on it lets see what the quran says:\n\nThis is for nonbelievers and how they should be treated.\n\n2:193, And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression\n3:28, Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah.\n4:84, Then fight in Allah's cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment.\n4:141, And never will Allah grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers\n5:33, The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;\n8:12, I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their fingertips off them\n8:15-16, O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them. If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!\n8:60, Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.\n8:65, O Prophet! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers\n9:5, But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem.\n9:3, And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage, - that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith.\n9:14, Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of Believers,\n9:23, O ye who believe! take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they love infidelity above Faith: if any of you do so, they do wrong.\n9:28, O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque.\n9:29, Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya* with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.\n9:39, Unless ye go forth, (for Jihad) He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm in the least.\n9:73, O Prophet! Strive hard against the unbelievers and
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Personally, I am not a Christian nor do I believe in the same creator, Lord as you do. I do however have the modesty and decency to respect your choice in Religion and the civility not to insult it. \n\nPeople who poke fun at the Christian faith, and generalize all Christians into one category, whether it be "stupid" "idiot" "imbecile" or as a recent post stated, "retarded" are only proving to be close-minded. People who insult the Christian faith are people who cannot see a situation from a different perspective, and understand the stance of another.\n\nWhere as one might not believe it to be true, they don't feel a need to respect it, proving only ignorance and barbarity. \n\nI don't believe in your Religion, but I do respect it, and the people who choose to believe in the Christian faith. I see you are very strong willed, and set on your Religion. Such a security is very admirable, and more people should have such an honest devout opinion about nonstereotyping, and freedom as you. \n\nI bid you a good night. \n<3 Ashlee
1028936
That is a matter of your own opinion. Just because someone doesn't have the same beliefs as you that does not make that person a idiot. You are just stereotyping that individual which is not right because if you are religious I doubt your religion consist of being judgmental towards others and not to mention rude.
758283
Yes, they have every right to condemn such a law. What a person wants to wear is up to a person's personal choices, as long as it levels to decency. That country is violating rights to religious freedom. No one has any right to interfere into other people's faith's.
112416
definitely. cant u see the offences & insults for: white, black, reddish ppl, asians, arabs, jews, muslims & even jesus himself? like, all the christians, us"the americans"  are wow or ew, all the jewishes are disgusting or all the muslims are terrorists or vice versa!