why is it not ok to show images of other religions "gods"...?
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As an Atheist I completely 100% agree with you.  This is beyond ridiculous.  I think that free speach should apply to all religions.  Depictions of Mohammad included.\n\nI would also like to state that I am glad we have Christians in the US.  While we may disagree on several topics, we do not end up trying to kill one another.
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There have been hundreds, thousands of caricatures about god, jesus and the pope.  Do you see christians jumping around waving banners about killing people and going to war over it?  Do we go around burning the flag of the nation this drawing originally was printed in?\n\nYou want disgusting, look at the way these people reacted over a DRAWING for goodness sakes.  Not saying it was right to print the drawing but come on get abit of bloody perspective.  Human freedom of belief?  What about the artists human rights?  I would say that the reaction to the cartoon did more to damage my views of the islamic community then the picture would ever of done.
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There is nothing wrong with the question, in my opinion, but I have also been censored by Yahoo.\n\nMy questions had to do with another religion.  There was really no reason behind my question except that I was angry at recent news of more fatalities in Iraq and asked a stupid question.\n\nNobody here is going to be able to answer your question though, so maybe it was just a waste of time to ask.  If your point is you don't  believe in the Bible or God or Mary or anything having to do with Christianity then you made your point.
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they are criminals and hypocrites....they wouldnt allow sacred symbols of other relgions in their country....just try to land in saudia arabia with a crucifix or a bible and see what they will do to you.....and instead these morons come to christian countries and want to upset the social setup of the host country....by removing crucifixes from public places or by asking funds to build mosques.....i had already answered a similar question.....
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They dont respect the Islamic values. \nDont u get angry when someone draw your mom with the body of a pig? \nImagine someone draw their prophet with a pig body.\nWhat's the purpose? It doesnt make any sense unless negative movement.
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its an issue of faith perhaps...as an atheist you are not bound by any desire or "code" of what you can or can not subject yourself to...\nas a christian, why would someone want to expose themselves to something that goes against their faith and against god, doing so might get god rather pi$$ed at them and then he won't cure their aunt or help them find their hat when they pray.  ok, that was pushing it a bit far...but you see what i'm saying?  on one hand someone has a code of conduct to not expose themselves to certain things, and on the other you do not....now its not like it is written in stone (no pun intended) that christians not read or look at atheist things...but its acted as if it is...never mind christian scholars who study non-christian subjects to be able to refute them....i guess they are just making a sacrifice for the rest.  \npretty much ever religion has this sort of built into it anyway...if it didn't people might be constantly jumping sides as they learn about other religions...the point of a religion is to get and keep followers, and that requires keeping alot of people in the dark.  since religion has no actual physical "law enforcement" for it, it does it using threats of eternal damnation.
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I'm a Humanist who believes in freedom of religion.  You have as much right to practice your religion (so long as it harms no one) and share it with others (without forcing it upon them) as anyone else.  Don't be bothered by those petty people who would deny you the same liberties that they consider their right.  You can't make them respect you, but you can set a good example for us all by showing how fair and reasonable a Druid can be.
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Is that where they stuck it?\n\nI was like "What the..." where is my religion if it is not in here... \n\nI have found some in other, but still.\n\nI hate it when people, just cause it is not their religion, shove others religion into myth, fantasy, or just say it is evil. \n\nWhile there is mythology also known as stories of the gods, goddesses, and heroes; involved in Wicca and other religions. If you are going to put Wicca there, you might as well put Christianity there too cause with my definition of mythology "The bible" is christian mythology.\n\nAs a fellow pagan (with some Wicca leanings), hail and blessed be.\n\nPS. Protest to yahoo customer service, I am...\nhttp://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/answers/cgi_feedback
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Whoa there knobstick, your words make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!  I don't think that cartoons of religious figures should be printed or sketched if it means the same thing as shouting '" Fire" in a crowded theater, ie...ignorant protesting with killed persons involved.\nBut where do we end the censorship?  In India we could never even look right or left, heck they worship everything there don't they? Air, frogs, matchsticks?
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Nothing should be banned.  If any person's ideas and/or religion are so fragile that they can't stand a little open discussion or a fictional movie or book based on them, then why would you believe in it?  Any religion that demands the you "BELIEVE OR ELSE!" and never question it is a religion based on fear, not on love of your creator and goodwill towards men.
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first of all the photography allowed but for important things & matter..& not allowed to ne be like icons in others religion they kiss & adore thier icons & seems to be an idolatry..& this is not answer this is just Clear for your wrong Question..!!\nthanks..\nMuslem.
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Since no one knows what the Prophet looked like, it seems a little strange that people should get so upset about a "picture of him." He lived in, what, the 8th or 9th century. \n\nThat being said, I do think that we have a responsibility to honor people's beliefs and be generous in our acceptance of them - even if (ESPECIALLY IF) they don't return the favor.\n\nSomething is offensive when someone is offended by it, & we should insofar as possible try to avoid doing and saying things that are going to offend people. We have the RIGHT to say what we want to, but we have the responsibility NOT to sometimes.
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It's a sad life if you can't even make fun of your own beliefs. It's one thing to poke fun and it's another thing to discriminate. I'd hate to have a religion where you're not allowed to laugh or draw pictures of your religious hero.
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EXACTLY. The reason is because they wanted their god to be above all others. Although they are all the same---mythical.\nThey wrote the lines in the Bible where it says that he can't have a name or whatever, for pride--- to rise above other religions.\nWhat's worse than non-tolerance for other religions? I don't know anything that is.
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*Shaking my shaggy skull* While I believe that bounties to kill, killing, violence of any kind is wrong, seems a lot of people either forget or just dun understand some basics...\n\nTop of the list, that cartoon to a Moslim is highly highly insulting thing and basically is like 2 "You shall have no other gods besides Me...Do not make a sculpted image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above..."\n\nI mean how would a christian feel if a cartoon was made showing say jesus performing homosexual acts? They wouldn't like it, not one little bit and would be screaming bloody murder...\n\nNext, frankly the Middle East has gotten the short end of the stick from the western society for a loooooooooong time. Now the top superpowers are invading them one country at a time. They are fed up and I dun really blame them for it.\n\nLastly the cartoonist should have known better, so should have the papers that printed them. When the Moslims said "Hey, we don't like that!" an apology should have been made right then and there. But instead all they got was arrogance.\n\nNow before anyone says "But we have freedom of speech and creativity." Do we really? I certainly couldn't put the before mentioned cartoon of jesus in a national/continental newspaper. It would have been nixed purely because it would upset people.\n\nSo before calling them insane, imagine how you would feel if the roles were reversed and it was your savior that was shown in a nasty light...
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I believe that religion is passed down the line like a virus. If you're a spiritually-minded person, there's nothing wrong with having a belief in the existence of (or teachings of) God, Allah, Jesus, Confucious, Buddah, Satan or whatever else. As long as you're not subscribing to any doctrine so blindly that you'll willfully follow any asshole waving around a Holy Book like an assault rifle. In the wrong hands, religion is much worse than any other weapon that any person on this planet has ever manufactured.
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a video can be blasphemous only if you believe in the god who is being dissed.\n\ni doubt anyone who worships kwalulu would find this footage disrespectful.