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#521

The response from the Muslim community caused unnecessary violence and death though. It was reminiscent of Rodney King’s trial in LA. the community response was completely arrogant and unnecessary.

Firstly, I don’t follow any religion, but my family is friends with a catholic pastor, although the discriminating illustrations/depictions of Jesus, such as south park, anger him, he doesn’t rally his parishioners to rally and riot.

I’m not suggesting catholics>Muslims, just that any religion reacting in such a way is absurd in the 21st century world, where first world countries have the right to free speech.

#522

@Deutscher Scharfschütze - I’m not trying to justify those Muslims who reacted with violence, that was really primitive behavior. I’m just saying that you cannot offend religious feelings of others and call it freedom of speech.

#523

i think your considering the illustration to be slander, in which case it could be considered to walk the line, but don’t forget that Muslims added twelve other illustrations and then distributed them across the Muslim world saying that they were created by the original illustrator, these are the actions which caused violence, not the illustrator or danish press.

#524

Uh, yes you can. Since it’s speaking freely. It may not be nice, but it’s not inciting hatred or anything: it’s just mockery.

#525

I agree with Soup.

you can say what you want, but you can’t offend people. =/= Free speech.

#526

It’s already been said but…yes, yes you can offend and still call it freedom of speech.

Can you imagine what the world would be like if we disallowed all things that could be considered offensive? I find indoctrinating children into religion before they’re ready to understand it fully to be offensive; can we ban that? No? I didn’t think so.

You will be offended in this world by multiple groups of people. Grow some thick skin, consider the source, then move on with your day. If you want to explain why someone is wrong, then go for it. But they still have the right to say things you find offensive.

#527

In Judaism there are different ways of doing things.

There are the orthodox Jews, which are generally more religious and have men and women seated on opposite ends of a synagogue.
There’s the reform/conservative Jews, which (depending on their level of observance) let women and men sit together in synagogues.

#528

I don’t understand why women/men need to be segregated.

#529

Well, at least you can’t in my country, unless you want to get a fine! (And yes, my country is in the EU.)

As for the Dutch cartoon, from the point of view of someone from Western culture there is nothing offending in it, so I think that its author can be excused. But if someone mocks believes of other people intentionally, he should go to hell and burn! :terror:

#530

It’s a cultural thing, not nessecarily because of a religious reason.

#531

Well, in Judaism it also is slightly religious I guess.

Technically, the most observant Jews can’t even listen to women sing if they know what the singer looks like.

lets say a miley cyrus song comes on the radio. a religious Jewish man can’t listen to it. it has something to do with being attracted to the woman and having improper thoughts lmao

#532

Yeah, you’re right. I thought it was a specific religious thing, but apparently its not mandatory that men and women are separate. But I think the main reason this happens, is that so you are fully concentrating on the prayer and not checking out some chicks ass when you prostrate.

#533

See, that’s what I thought, but someone said it was in one of the religious texts…

Also, even though it’s a cultural thing, I’m pretty sure it’s practiced in a lot mosques in the western world too.

#534

aha, but while praying we should be consecrating :stuck_out_tongue: instead of checking Girls Butts you know.

now lets move on.

#535

Any chance a Muslim can comment?

#536

I still hasn’t wacthed the Video yet, I’ll watch it when I get back home :stuck_out_tongue:

#537

I’ve googled around a bit, and I can’t find any website that explicitly agrees with what this guy says. Al-Ghazali didn’t have the philosophy that “mathematics is the work of the devil”. I don’t know where he pulled that from, but a little bit of research shows exactly the opposite.

#538

But surely if you’re a decent Muslim you wouldn’t be checking out “girl’s butts” anyway?

#539

I know dude, it’s just why are you sooooo “sticky” about it ? :stuck_out_tongue:

#540

Well, I’m never exactly going to be “for” segregation.

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