I'm not seeing this train of thought,drug abuse kills many people every year, how many people get killed directly from words?
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I'm not seeing this train of thought,drug abuse kills many people every year, how many people get killed directly from words?
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe if Muslims think Muhammad is God then they are being idolatrous.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe God is not malevolent. People who think they are acting in God's interest when they aren't can be quite malevolent.
PureX
Veteran Member
Human ego + unquestioned (divine) righteousness = murder and mayhem. Every time.
lukethethird
unknown member
People get killed due to bad drug laws as well as bad blasphemy laws, they both cause wars against citizenry.
Still not seeing it,drugs are for pleasure, addiction or to fund criminal activities,unless words are hate speech or to incite violence I cannot see the comparison.
I don't think they do but the Muslims who follow the Sunnah maybe seem to.
lukethethird
unknown member
A lot of people cannot see the comparison.
At least I'm not alone then.
Shad
Veteran Member
Sure as many of those laws are generalized to any religion. Christians could do the same. However as I said in another post the problem is cultural.
Notanumber
A Free Man
Is it allowed to criticise Christian ideology without being accused of hate?
Shad
Veteran Member
By the law? No. The problem is enforcement and reporting. Many Christians have "thick-skin" after decades of push back thus do not bother making reports to the police. Many Muslims have yet to develop that fortitude.
Notanumber
A Free Man
Would the police take Christians seriously if they did?
Maybe, that is why they do not bother.
Shad
Veteran Member
In the West? Probably not.
The political climate shifted. Beyond extremists on both sides it is still a useful political tool to use for one's own gain. It keeps the masses in check too.
Notanumber
A Free Man
Islam has protected status.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I sometimes get asked why God speaks to me. Is it because I am special? Strangely enough it took me a while to realize it wasn't this way for everyone. So I suppose I could hike the ego up a bit but why bother? I suppose the reason I don't is that having Jesus as Lord and Savior means that my ego is subservient.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I suppose it is strange thinking to a Christian. I don't see any need to protect the name of Jesus. He is God and can protect Himself. The way I figure it is that most people can separate the truth from the lies and we get equal time to set things straight.
Muffled
Jesus in me
i imagine the church did at one time, i believe because it saw itself as the protector of the religion. Seems the religion needed to be protected from them.
Shad
Veteran Member
Well those laws were often created during an era which had one denomination was linked to government power. It wasn't about protection but power. European nationalism was often linked to a religion