According to the Marian-Webster Dictionary, blasphemy is “the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God”. Blasphemy is a form of hate speech.
Blasphemy is not:
- Politely disagreeing with one’s religious beliefs
- Using your right to express your own religious or irreligious beliefs without causing physical or emotional harm to others
However, when you purposely use the name of God and/or Jesus Christ in a profane manner to spark a reaction from a Christian, it is a form of hate speech and verbal harassment. For many atheists and non-Christians, misusing the Lord’s name is a light matter. But for Christians like myself, it is greater than insulting one’s mother or father and can be an emotional trauma when experienced. If an atheist will not put up with verbal harassment, a Christian doesn’t have to either. Just because someone has different beliefs than you, it doesn’t give you the right to insult what they hold to be sacred and divine.
As for if blasphemy should be criminalised, the whole debate of whether hate speech is free speech comes into play. Personally, I don’t believe hate speech should be regarded as free speech and should be criminalised. Therefore, blasphemy which is a form of hate speech should also be criminalised.
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No thanks, The Lord can avenge by himselfPosted 2017-12-21 11:39:25
I reject this idea. There are those who believe that everything has life in it So if one where to say they hate rocks, would it be hate speech if another believes there is a spirit within the rock? This idea can snowball very quickly. To be honest I don't even believe hate speech should be a crime either. The preaching of the gospel is hate speech and an insult to common sense. So, if you want to make blasphemy a crime then you might as well add preaching any religion to that code of crime.
Posted 2017-12-18 18:07:33
Honestly, I kind of agree with Mharmam but just to play the Devil’s Advocate and makes things more fun, I’ll be siding with Pro on this one.Posted 2017-12-14 08:04:18