Is Mise,

I've stated that people have every right to practice their
religious convictions as long as they don't harm anybody.
And people also have every right to reject, mock, and
criticize these beliefs.

Personally, I would not do that and I am sure that neither
would you.

Foxy said, "And people also have every right to reject, mock, and
criticize these beliefs".

So it is a human right to reject, mock and criticize. but she denies that you might exercise your human right. She is incoherent and irrational, on what is a moral right. I do not believe she is the arbiter of truth and rights. For her everyone beliefs are true unless they are radicalized by their beliefs and become violent. She has no established world view that gives her convictions and directions.

That is why I judge her world view as non directional and lacking conviction. Like peeing into the wind and not having the sense to turn around.

Foxy
Mocking is insulting and I do not think that anyone should be insulted about their religious beliefs.

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Dear Josephus,

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You wrote :

« Foxy said, "And people also have every right to reject, mock, and criticize these beliefs".

So it is a human right to reject, mock and criticize. but she denies that you might exercise your human right. »
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What Foxy wrote to Is Mise, Josephus was : “Personally, I would not do that, and I am sure that neither would you”.

That is not a “denial”, Josephus. Denial means : “the action of declaring something to be untrue” (OED). Nobody suggested that Is Mise “might exercise [his] human right” and “reject, mock and criticize” someone’s religion – not even Is Mise himself.

Foxy is not “denying” something. She is simply expressing her personal conviction of what Is Mise might or might not do, knowing him as she does.

I, for example, am a Christian. I have been baptised and confirmed. I was an altar boy for many years in my childhood and some of my lifetime friends are Anglican priests. One is now a retired bishop. He was my religious instruction teacher in primary school.

I studied and investigated the god hypothesis most of my life expecting that I would eventually become convinced that there really is a god, but arrived at exactly the opposite conclusion. It came as a bit of a shock to me. I finally saw the light. Everything became clear.

The overwhelming creative and destructive power, force, energy, and beauty of nature had inspired primeval man to imagine a supernatural world peopled with supernatural beings to whom they submitted themselves, offering gifts and sacrifices to placate them and obtain their favours. Successive generations subsequently embellished and reinforced the hypothesis adapting it to their circumstances and inspiration, down to present-day religious beliefs and practices.

I place an extremely high value on my fundamental human right to freedom of expression, but, like Foxy, while I have the right to “reject, mock and criticize” religion, I have neither the slightest obligation nor desire to do so.

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Not all religious beliefs are mainstream, for example The Church of Euthanasia believes the world is over populated and humans should eat unborn babies, their slogan is; "Eat a Queer Fetus for Jesus". One can agree, disagree, or openly criticise such a belief. The Church also believes; "Save the Planet, Kill Yourself", although it appears most disciples of the religion are yet to mark that supreme sacrifice.

Should they come a knocking on your door, how would you respond?

(a) Eat a fetus when offered.
(b) Kill yourself as directed.
(c) Use language I cant type here

Dear Banjo,

Thank You.

Josephus,

Religion is considered by many people to be part
of the vast diversity and richness of human
culture. On the other hand when religious people develop a

"God is on our side," missionary complex and suddenly feel
free to start imposing their specific ideas about morality
on others generally acting like self-righteous fanatics,
it is entirely proper to have a close and indeed critical
look at their beliefs.