The Danish government said on Friday it was proposing legislation that would make it illegal to burn copies of the Koran in public places, part of the Nordic country's effort to de-escalate tensions with Muslim countries.
I don’t have the full story on what the hell is going on with the Qur’an, but I personally think it’s the right thing to do to stop people from being able to burn holy texts as I not only oppose book burnings in general but it’s disrespectful to burn a holy book as it is- to me at least- a sign you do not respect that culture the book comes from.
I’m definitely not religious and really don’t care if you are or aren’t, but it’s also really trashy in my opinion when you specifically do it in front of practicers of that religion or their holy site.
Have you thought about the implications and consequences if we start banning non-violent expressions of opinions because someone else might find it disrespectful?
I don’t have the full story on what the hell is going on with the Qur’an, but I personally think it’s the right thing to do to stop people from being able to burn holy texts as I not only oppose book burnings in general but it’s disrespectful to burn a holy book as it is- to me at least- a sign you do not respect that culture the book comes from.
I’m definitely not religious and really don’t care if you are or aren’t, but it’s also really trashy in my opinion when you specifically do it in front of practicers of that religion or their holy site.
Have you thought about the implications and consequences if we start banning non-violent expressions of opinions because someone else might find it disrespectful?
This feels like a “slippery slope” argument.
I think it’s a valid concern in this case.
Just a slope argument at this point. Laws are influenced by precedent, and the introduction of one blasphemy law is precedent to introduce others.
If you say so 🙄