tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post8333329982523603942..comments2023-10-18T00:03:31.222+10:00Comments on Stafford Ray: Bear baiting and bible bashing.Stafford Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-22425848445043715692011-04-09T20:48:22.322+10:002011-04-09T20:48:22.322+10:00The freedom of speech trumps the sensitivities of ...The freedom of speech trumps the sensitivities of barbarians.Andrew Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495983897864604830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-16970738674241758362011-04-09T16:17:13.081+10:002011-04-09T16:17:13.081+10:00And while we're on the subject of Koran burnin...And while we're on the subject of Koran burnings, how about Koran deletions?<br /><br />http://skepticat.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-was-wrong.htmlSnowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-22734778818425163292011-04-05T11:51:25.066+10:002011-04-05T11:51:25.066+10:00It's good to hear a snowbrush voice in a wilde...It's good to hear a snowbrush voice in a wilderness of bleeding hearts.<br /><br />St Matthew a well known Christian said<br />"Do unto others as you would have them do unto<br />you" which simply means;if you attack, expect retaliation. Two wrongs don't make a right but it redresses the balance somewhat.<br /><br />The popular unjust confused ethical stance of<br />'love thine enemies' encourages bullies and renders victims helpless.Besides be unhealthy and perverted,it is is a very convenient strategy for perpetrators who are cowards knowing there will be no effective reprisals and continue on this way.<br /><br />PS<br />Another option is Alfred E Neuman's advice<br />" Do unto others. Then split!"rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-41530762331160805682011-04-05T07:09:57.232+10:002011-04-05T07:09:57.232+10:00Welcome home Loani! I agree. 'Great conversati...Welcome home Loani! I agree. 'Great conversation'. You were missed!Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-89984176697220646072011-04-05T06:17:24.117+10:002011-04-05T06:17:24.117+10:00Yes yes Kathe
It is the simplest, most powerful pr...Yes yes Kathe<br />It is the simplest, most powerful premise.<br />"I may not agree with what you say but I will defend with my life your right to say it" ( apparently written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall and not by Voltiare - but that is a different discussion)<br /><br />Ford, yes tolerance is the responsibility of the community as well as the individual but regulation regulation regulation never made a people pure.<br /><br />I blame Terry Jones's mother!<br /><br />Loani<br />Great conversation going on here.Queen of the Tea Cosieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329511641055727201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-47060603255479478412011-04-05T03:43:57.657+10:002011-04-05T03:43:57.657+10:00it's all about freedom of speech....and he'...it's all about freedom of speech....and he's a horrible person....but then so are all the people who look for an excuse to kill.Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-8136159047584814692011-04-05T03:17:50.414+10:002011-04-05T03:17:50.414+10:00All too often, in the process of "defending o...All too often, in the process of "defending ones position, one becomes no different than those we are trying to defend against. For example, a person who kills an abortionist is just as much a murderer as the one he killed. Two wrongs don't make a right. Unfortunately, the laws you cite are often construed to deny a person the freedom to disagree with some positions.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-48416492451668425582011-04-05T00:37:46.036+10:002011-04-05T00:37:46.036+10:00I'm on the other side of the fence here. How ...I'm on the other side of the fence here. How many times have our bibles and our flag been burned by other who don't agree with us while taking our assistance.<br /><br />I wanted to let you know that I've started posting my manuscript again, and I hope to continue until the entire book has been placed on my blog. This way, at least someone will get to read it.<br /><br />http://danamazing.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-64313882239662368182011-04-04T16:49:57.019+10:002011-04-04T16:49:57.019+10:00Tell me, then, how Theo Van Gogh might have told t...Tell me, then, how Theo Van Gogh might have told the truth without having caused offense. Do you imagine that if only he had expressed himself differently that he would not have been killed?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-21592744983212039032011-04-04T14:54:59.858+10:002011-04-04T14:54:59.858+10:00Here you go:
"If we remember to respect, we ...Here you go: <br />"If we remember to respect, we need not worry about offending." <br /><br />Respect will not offend.Brian Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685476905189798246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-67474888642490562192011-04-04T09:49:35.782+10:002011-04-04T09:49:35.782+10:00Regardless of religion, respect for each other is...Regardless of religion, respect for each other is wanting worldwide. Ideally, if we remember to respect, we need not worry about offending each other. <br /><br />Of course the world no longer remembers the ideal situation, it being in perpetual chaos.ninotazizhttp://www.poemsbyninotaziz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-27591141042980682822011-04-04T09:16:41.055+10:002011-04-04T09:16:41.055+10:00Bug, do you really think that the murderers themse...Bug, do you really think that the murderers themselves were not responsible for their actions, but that some non-violent preacher in Florida was? And am I correct in extrapolating from this that you think that the cartoonist who was murdered (and rioters were killed) following publication of his cartoons about Mohammed was responsible for his own death and the deaths of others? And how about Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered in reprisal for his documentary ''Submission,'' about the mistreatment of Muslim women. Was he too responsible for the actions of others? Then there's Salman Rushdie who wrote "Satanic Verses," and had to hide out from would be murderers for years. I could go on an on, but my question to you is this: how far should the rest of us go in order to avoid offending religious people especially in the case of Moslems, thousands of whom have shown a willingness to murder people over literally any criticism of their religion?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-10028609376970282482011-04-04T08:45:09.368+10:002011-04-04T08:45:09.368+10:00I so agree with you - my husband & I were talk...I so agree with you - my husband & I were talking about this last night. I wonder if he even knows or cares what his ridiculous action caused?The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498398785015106016.post-82827924981073973022011-04-04T06:39:10.671+10:002011-04-04T06:39:10.671+10:00"This Bill will criminalise threats of and in..."This Bill will criminalise threats of and incitements to racially or religiously motivated violence."<br /><br />You're kidding! What DOESN'T incite violence on the part of religious fanatics?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.com