Should it be illegal to insult another person that believes something that has been proven to be untrue?
461665
NO! It should never be illegal to insult anyone about anything! Freedom of speech!
1086436
Yes.  I believe what you're talking about is ad hominem argument.  Even if you don't agree with a question, you have no right to attack the asker or assume the question is for shock value.  My stance is, "If you don't like the question, ignore it."
1148296
Why make fun of something that other people believe in, which brings them comfort and hope in time of trouble? What if they stopped believing, and gave up hope, and went on destructive rampages...? C'mon, stop with the mocking what others believe.
332115
If you mean talking is Action. Yes you can slander some one. If you mean actions by movements of the body, then no I don't think that can be slanderous
343238
It's one thing to assert and to exercise your right to free speech, religion and association and another to assault another person because you don't want to hear what they have to say. Personally, if someone spit in my eye I would have them arrested and prosecuted.\n\nYou can disagree with the person, argue with them debate them, or refuse to talk to them and walk away but you are not allowed to assault another person simply because you don't want to hear what they have to say. If that was okay and was legal I can imagine a lot of spit flying around in the U.S. Senate and House.
77158
Slander is when you publicly say untrue things about someone that damage that person.  You won't be arrested for it, but you can be sued for it.\n\nLibel is the saying/printing of untrue things by the media.  Once again, you won't be arrested for it, but you can be sued for it.
756550
Well, no one should make fun of you for your beliefs.  Some religious people, though, are always talking about their religion and it gets old for the people who are not religious.  It might make them uncomfortable after a point and that is when they might start making jokes.  There is nothing wrong with believing what you believe, but you also have to know that other people believe other things and we all have to learn to tolerate each other.
825992
Actually, what is mocked is the image they present to others using ancient writings.  Which I find odd since they basically put down anyone else's image based on ancient ideas as well.  Personally, I just see this as a way they can "threaten" people into shutting them up when someone points out something wrong with the presented image.
787429
a person can sue for almost anything, but.....it shouldn't go far in the court system if the things you said were true..I am not a lawyer but I think if you put something in writing and it could cause someone to loose their job it is libel..but if ithe things you claim are found to be true then they shouldn't have a leg to stand on.
372523
LOL, I wouldn't say they turn crybaby, but they do get really defensive, and they always pick the most nonsensical answer that is closest to their own belief system.  Or, in one case, one of those people chose my answer as best answer to "make an example" out of me.  Funny, I was calling HER out on insulting people, and then calling anyone who disagreed with her "narrow-minded neo-cons".  She said I proved her point.  I didn't realize she had one.
773198
You would have to prove that it was done maliciously, that they knew it was untrue, and were doing it only to harass you. Consult a lawyer.\n\nPersonally, however, I believe that you should be able to knee-cap* any person who knowingly files false accusations.\n\n*[break someone's kneecaps with a baseball bat]
780339
I think it's meaningless more than insulting. You might as well tell the Christians that they broke a rule from one of those obscure African religions.\n\nEdit: Thanks, Handy.
1181027
Atheist, you in your comment show you are as bad as they are.  They have the right to believe whatever they want and to say whatever they want no matter how hurtful.  Be we have the right to report them for it and not giving them power over us by letting their ignorance hurt us.
1133420
yes actually i do and so do others.\nmost people dont have their facts straight. they should get em straight before they start bad mouthing someone.
441903
Well thats simple just prove thats its a lie. Because it isn't slander if it's true, i might be able to help more if i knew what is being slandered.
218348
No. Having a free society requires us to occasionally put up with the fact that other people who have repugnant opinions are just as entitled to speak their mind as we are. What we don't have to do is take the repugnance itself lying down. It's fine to challenege someone's "stupid racist remarks" whenever they're made, whether "on TV" or elsewhere, and we/you should whenever we see it. Free speech is not the problem, letting racists go unchallenged is.
1152775
no.  everyone believes in something different when it comes to things that cannot be proven (ie monotheism/polytheism).  and you might not want to quote something from someone biased.