And Not In A Good Way

Quote:A woman has been arrested on suspicion of offending religious sentiment, after posters bearing an image of the Virgin Mary with her halo painted in the colours of the rainbow flag appeared in the city of Płock in central Poland...Offending religious feeling is a crime under the Polish penal code. If convicted, the woman could face a prison sentence of up to two years.

Boru

(May 7, 2019 at 5:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: And Not In A Good Way

Quote:A woman has been arrested on suspicion of offending religious sentiment, after posters bearing an image of the Virgin Mary with her halo painted in the colours of the rainbow flag appeared in the city of Płock in central Poland...Offending religious feeling is a crime under the Polish penal code. If convicted, the woman could face a prison sentence of up to two years.

Boru

Unfortunately this is worldwide in just about every religion. There was a case In Myanmar where 3 were arrested for this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/world...dhism.html

(May 7, 2019 at 5:16 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 7, 2019 at 5:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: And Not In A Good Way


Boru

Unfortunately this is worldwide in just about every religion. There was a case In Myanmar where 3 were arrested for this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/world...dhism.html

Really? Worldwide?  How many people go to prison in the US for 'offending religious feeling'?  Canada?  Australia? The UK?

You really need to think before you post.

Boru

Wow. I didn’t know Poland was crazy

(May 7, 2019 at 5:25 pm)Losty Wrote: Wow. I didn’t know Poland was crazy

Neither did I.  Kind of a shocker to read that.

Boru

BSB4:
And not in a good way

So, it doesn't swallow? 

(May 7, 2019 at 5:20 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 7, 2019 at 5:16 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Unfortunately this is worldwide in just about every religion. There was a case In Myanmar where 3 were arrested for this.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/world...dhism.html

Really? Worldwide?  How many people go to prison in the US for 'offending religious feeling'?  Canada?  Australia? The UK?

You really need to think before you post.

Boru

There was a time in America when slavery existed and when women couldn't vote. You give the current far right Trump base enough time and power, they would do the same thing.

(May 7, 2019 at 5:36 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 7, 2019 at 5:20 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Really? Worldwide?  How many people go to prison in the US for 'offending religious feeling'?  Canada?  Australia? The UK?

You really need to think before you post.

Boru

There was a time in America when slavery existed and when women couldn't vote. You give the current far right Trump base enough time and power, they would do the same thing.

WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUCKING TOPIC!! Jesus H Cartwheeling Christ, can you PLEASE respond on point for ONCE in your fucking LIFE?

I didn't fucking ask you what might maybe kinda sorta happen in some nebulous future fantasy land of your creaky imagination.  I asked 'How many people go to prison in the US for 'offending religious feeling'?'  Answer the fucking question or not, it's up to you.  But PLEASE, if you're going to answer it, ANSWER it.

fuck.

Boru

(May 7, 2019 at 5:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(May 7, 2019 at 5:36 pm)Brian37 Wrote: There was a time in America when slavery existed and when women couldn't vote. You give the current far right Trump base enough time and power, they would do the same thing.

WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUCKING TOPIC!! Jesus H Cartwheeling Christ, can you PLEASE respond on point for ONCE in your fucking LIFE?

I didn't fucking ask you what might maybe kinda sorta happen in some nebulous future fantasy land of your creaky imagination.  I asked 'How many people go to prison in the US for 'offending religious feeling'?'  Answer the fucking question or not, it's up to you.  But PLEASE, if you're going to answer it, ANSWER it.

fuck.

Boru

You not liking my answer is your baggage not mine.

I was pointing out that LONG TERM humans are all capable of the same behaviors, and you cannot simply cherry pick one point in history. 

YES it sucks that Poland did this, just like Myanmar arresting the artists depicting Buddha with headphones. 

Give any one group enough power, and that majority feels slighted, even if that slight isn't a real crime, our species tribalism kicks in and Poland is simply one example. 

And again, just because it isn't widespread now in the Americas doesn't mean an open society can regress and become a closed intolerant state. Look at who the orange fuck panders to. Do not tell me the religious right loves gays. I am sure they'd love to arrest artists here just like Poland did. I am quite sure assholes like Pat Robertson, and Franklin Graham, if our majority thought like them, would most certainly put blasphemy laws in place if they had enough power. Just like the past.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_...ted_States

Quote:"   According to the marginalia, this statute was adopted in 1819, and a similar law dates back to 1723. In 1904, the statute was still on the books at Art. 27, sec. 20, unaltered in text. As late as 1939, this statute was still the law of Maryland. But in 1972, in Maryland v. Irving K. West, the Maryland Court of Appeals (the state's highest court) declared the blasphemy law unconstitutional.[2] This law was still on the books until at least 2003.[3] 

You seem congenitally unable to distinguish between an answer and a reply.

You said that jailing people for offending religious feeling happens 'worldwide'.  I asked you for evidence.  You failed, completely and utterly, to answer the question.

Boru