I mean, I guess that's because I don't believe everyone has to agree to not kill each other. I realize that these religions are all blasphemous to each other, but...does that have to entail the hatred and violence toward the blasphemer? I don't mind so much when people try to convert others as long as they're polite about it, but I don't see how any of that justifies violence or treating another person as less than a human being.
I am looking at this from the standpoint of someone who is not religious, so I'm just struggling to wrap my mind around how in the 21st century it's okay to hurt someone (physically or otherwise) for "blaspheming" against one's religion? The closest thing from my own beliefs would be like...PETA or something, but I wouldn't advocate blowing them to pieces or condone treating their individual members inhumanely. Even if it'd make me giggle
I am looking at this from the standpoint of someone who is not religious, so I'm just struggling to wrap my mind around how in the 21st century it's okay to hurt someone (physically or otherwise) for "blaspheming" against one's religion? The closest thing from my own beliefs would be like...PETA or something, but I wouldn't advocate blowing them to pieces or condone treating their individual members inhumanely. Even if it'd make me giggle

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Divine Comedy is "offensive and discriminatory", says Italian NGO
20/03/2012 07:25:08 PM
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Duh?
20/03/2012 07:38:41 PM
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It does kind of feel like we should know more about how it's taught in Italian schools.
20/03/2012 07:50:36 PM
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Isn't the fundamental basis of Christanity mutually exclusive to Judaism and Islam?
20/03/2012 08:33:51 PM
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That's a really good point that I hadn't considered. I agree. *NM*
22/03/2012 09:05:00 AM
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Excellent point.
22/03/2012 11:44:36 PM
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I don't see why that would be the case
23/03/2012 01:44:49 AM
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Just because someone is in Hell doesn't mean you should discriminate against them
20/03/2012 08:23:22 PM
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Not having read any Dante is kind of hurting my ability to reply to that.
20/03/2012 10:08:52 PM
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Odd, considering you linked the "offending passages"
20/03/2012 11:54:34 PM
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Yes, well, I was semi-serious with the "pretending to understand Italian".
21/03/2012 07:58:35 PM
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I rather agree with you
21/03/2012 10:09:01 PM
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Taking the Divine Comedy off the curriculum would be like taking Shakespeare out in the UK.
21/03/2012 10:48:15 PM
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But some works of Flaubert aren't considered OK for compulsory reads...
22/03/2012 05:27:04 AM
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The last part of Hell is Giudecca because of Judas.
21/03/2012 10:30:36 PM
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And you don't see what's offensive about that?
21/03/2012 11:11:16 PM
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You are making an assumption that Dante named it after Jewish quarters.
21/03/2012 11:24:47 PM
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Wait, let's be clear just how bat-shit Rick Santorum crazy these assholes are.
21/03/2012 01:06:49 AM
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They also dont seem to realize just how many Muslim nations are calling for the eradication of Israe *NM*
21/03/2012 04:33:53 PM
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There's some things in that paragraph one can roll one's eyes at, aye - but that's as far as it goes
21/03/2012 08:06:32 PM
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Are you serious?! Did you read the whole paragraph?
21/03/2012 10:24:56 PM
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I certainly did. Though as it turns out I had not read their other articles...
21/03/2012 10:59:51 PM
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I saw that. Seems a little misguided
21/03/2012 07:04:06 AM
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That's what they're advocating. And I wouldn't know - they seem to think it is. *NM*
21/03/2012 08:08:53 PM
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I think that sometimes people take "politicly correct" tooooo far... *NM*
21/03/2012 08:20:31 AM
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Let me sum up my opinion on this as succinctly and clearly as I can:
21/03/2012 11:50:37 PM
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