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10/06/2009 12:45:54 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
There's nothing new about it. "Blasphemy" is prohibited by the Irish constitution. The Irish courts have stricken the draconian anti-defamation laws of more recent vintage, and in so doing they have arguably acted unconstitutionally. Thus, the "new" anti-blasphemy law seeks to plug that loophole, putatively perforce of necessity. The other option would be to change the constitution, a more costly and difficult procedure. Note that since the incorporation of the anti-blasphemy wording into the constitution (I think in the 1920s?) there has only been ONE incident of prosecution under that clause, and it failed.
So it's not what it seems...
R. |
It's 'new' in that they've rewritten it. (They had to, as they were revising some other part of the bill, and this was one of the points)
However, there was a referendum just last week on the Lisbon Treaty. It would have been easy to include this constitutional change in the referendum. IMO there's no room for a law like this in a modern society. It takes us back to the dark ages where people dare not speak against the catholic church.
As you pointed out, the one prosecution failed. This law is full of holes.
Hopefully Lisbon will go ahead and the eurocrats will come in at some stage and throw it out. |
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10/06/2009 01:00:09 PM · #27 |
"Self-importance is man's greatest enemy. What weakens him is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of his fellow men. Self-importance requires that one spend most of one's life offended by something or someone."
- Carlos Castaneda
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10/06/2009 01:01:03 PM · #28 |
I feel downright holier-than-thou after pasting in that quote!
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10/06/2009 01:41:25 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by Simms:
As an Agnostic I am not sure if I am offended or not.. |
AS AN AGNOSTIC I AM NOT OFFENDED AT ALL |
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10/06/2009 03:12:26 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by JH:
Hopefully Lisbon will go ahead and the eurocrats will come in at some stage and throw it out. |
Ha! and just watch some of the wonderfully crazy laws that will be passed down from Brussels. |
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10/06/2009 05:11:28 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Simms:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
OH MY FRAGILE SENSITIVITIES! :-O
I will now make myself feel superior by demonstrating how much holier than thou I am by calling you an insensitive racist. I hope you're proud of yourself for hurting the feelings of all of the Hindus here, or whoever the heck it is that's into Buddah worship, not to mention all the fat bastards.
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Buddhists generally tend to adhere to the word of buddha - you have now offended the Hindus! |
Buddha IS actually one of the Hindu deities, but being as they have regional deities as well as the *main* ones, by one estimate there are 330 million Hindu deities. Some of the better-known that come to mind are
Brahma (the Creator)
Vishnu (the Protector)
Shiva (the Powerful God)
Not to mention Rama, Krishna, and a slew of others :-)
R. |
actually 330 million is too much, i do not think the figure is anywhere near it. May be few thousands.
Being hindu is very good thing in a way that one is free to worship whatever he likes. If someone does not want to worship anything that is fine too.
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10/07/2009 03:50:30 AM · #32 |
One might say that arguing the relative fatness of the Buddha is materialistic in the first place, as well... so there would be no offense to an individual on the Eightfold Path that adheres to the Four Noble Truths.
Message edited by author 2009-10-07 03:50:47. |
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10/07/2009 11:16:56 AM · #33 |
| Not saying that one is better than the other, but all I have to say is that if Jesus Christ had been as fat as Buddah, the romans would not have been able to get him up on that cross.... |
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10/07/2009 11:20:33 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by merchillio:
Not saying that one is better than the other, but all I have to say is that if Jesus Christ had been as fat as Buddah, the romans would not have been able to get him up on that cross.... |
Now, THAT's getting offensive! :-)
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10/07/2009 11:33:55 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by merchillio:
Not saying that one is better than the other, but all I have to say is that if Jesus Christ had been as fat as Buddah, the romans would not have been able to get him up on that cross.... |
Now, THAT's getting offensive! :-)
R. |
LOL, I'm truly hopeless. I just can't figure out how on earth that would be offensive to anybody. I think I need sensitivity training or something.
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10/07/2009 11:37:04 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by zxaar:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Simms:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
OH MY FRAGILE SENSITIVITIES! :-O
I will now make myself feel superior by demonstrating how much holier than thou I am by calling you an insensitive racist. I hope you're proud of yourself for hurting the feelings of all of the Hindus here, or whoever the heck it is that's into Buddah worship, not to mention all the fat bastards.
:-P |
Buddhists generally tend to adhere to the word of buddha - you have now offended the Hindus! |
Buddha IS actually one of the Hindu deities, but being as they have regional deities as well as the *main* ones, by one estimate there are 330 million Hindu deities. Some of the better-known that come to mind are
Brahma (the Creator)
Vishnu (the Protector)
Shiva (the Powerful God)
Not to mention Rama, Krishna, and a slew of others :-)
R. |
actually 330 million is too much, i do not think the figure is anywhere near it. May be few thousands.
Being hindu is very good thing in a way that one is free to worship whatever he likes. If someone does not want to worship anything that is fine too. |
Krsna for me please! Best religion. |
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10/07/2009 11:51:49 AM · #37 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by merchillio:
Not saying that one is better than the other, but all I have to say is that if Jesus Christ had been as fat as Buddah, the romans would not have been able to get him up on that cross.... |
Now, THAT's getting offensive! :-)
R. |
LOL, I'm truly hopeless. I just can't figure out how on earth that would be offensive to anybody. I think I need sensitivity training or something. |
Well, see, for SOME people you just can't get away with taking their gods lightly, it's as simple as that. It's the difference between, say, a guy telling you a dirty joke that begins "I was at this bar, see, and there was a hooker there, and..." and "I was at this bar, see, and your mom was there, and..."
For some people, there's some things you just can't make fun of; and for people like this, saying that "if Jesus was fat he wouldn't have gotten crucified" is just, well.. *blasphemous*...
I'm not one of those people, mind you, but I'm just sayin'
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10/07/2009 12:31:29 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by merchillio:
Not saying that one is better than the other, but all I have to say is that if Jesus Christ had been as fat as Buddah, the romans would not have been able to get him up on that cross.... |
LOL...ROTFLMAO...whatever other acronyms you can come up with for laughing.
I thought this was the best comment in the whole thread!!!!!! |
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10/07/2009 02:37:51 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by merchillio:
Not saying that one is better than the other, but all I have to say is that if Jesus Christ had been as fat as Buddah, the romans would not have been able to get him up on that cross.... |
Originally posted by NathanW:
LOL...ROTFLMAO...whatever other acronyms you can come up with for laughing.
I thought this was the best comment in the whole thread!!!!!! |
I think things like this are a true test of how weird and varied a sense of humor can be.
I must be one sick pup, 'cause I think that's FUNNY!!!
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10/07/2009 06:10:02 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by Simms:
As an Agnostic I am not sure if I am offended or not.. |
Well, of course you're not sure. I mean, isn't Agnosticism 101 all about not being sure? |
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10/12/2009 11:29:36 AM · #41 |
| Personally, I found "navigating around cows" hilarious. Had to wipe soda off my monitor, tyvm ;) |
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