Board Thread:Proposals/@comment-5843134-20150113185148/@comment-25875712-20150114222829

Potato3030 wrote: Deutschlandkaiser wrote: CinderFTW wrote:

Aizenhand wrote: Oppose.

Though I condemn the murder of the magazine's staff, I am not Charlie.

As a Christian, I cannot support such a magazine which has in the past published blasphemous images depicting all persons of the Trinity.

And, though I am happy to criticise Islam using constructive theological arguments, I fail to see how deliberate antagonism is conducive to this cause.

All should stand with France and the loved ones of the victims. All should mourn the dead. All should stand against terrorism. All these in the name of the common good.

But I do not feel that it is fair that this community should bind the slogan 'je suis Charlie' upon all of its members. So it's okay for them to make fun of Islam but not Christianity ? Did you or did you not listen is the real question... He simply stated he is happy to criticize using constructive theological arguments aka a religious debate between two or more parties.

Whether or not anyone is understanding each other, I have a question for the religious comrades here: If you blasphemize all religions equally, would it still be blasphemy, or would it be edgy satire? As an agnostic, I can't say I'm biased for or against any relgion or lack of thereof, so I wanted the opion of someone who is more biased than I, if that makes any sense.

The question you pose is a complex one, and the answer even more so. It depends largely on who you ask. As a Christian myself I do find some of what they've published offensive, and I understand why Muslims find some of their content offensive also. That being said some people, and not just Muslims, feel they have the right to not be offended, which is incompatible with free speech. That is what this issue boils down to, freedom of speech.