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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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19 Nov 2005 08:24:48 AM |
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Identity crisis |
Identity crisis
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1644936,00.html
As more people define themselves by their spiritual beliefs, there are
controversial plans to introduce legislation to curb incitement to
religious hatred. Philip Pullman asks if the law will distinguish
between a rational analysis of theology and a call for violence, while
Monica Ali, Philip Hensher and Salman Rushdie consider the threat to
free speech
Philip Pullman, Monica Ali, Philip Hensher and Salman Rushdie
Saturday November 19, 2005
The Guardian
Is the proposed "religious hatred" bill a bad idea? Of course it is. Of
course it should be opposed. That's my instinctive reaction. But in
trying to think about why I react like that, I've found myself
wondering more and more about the question of "identity", because that
seems to be at the heart of the problem. Is our "identity" a function
of what we do, or what we are, or both?
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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| Title: Re: Identity crisis |
19 Nov 2005 11:17:17 AM |
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On 19 Nov 2005 00:24:48 -0800, "maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote:
Identity crisis
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1644936,00.html
As more people define themselves by their spiritual beliefs, there are
controversial plans to introduce legislation to curb incitement to
religious hatred. Philip Pullman asks if the law will distinguish
between a rational analysis of theology and a call for violence, while
Monica Ali, Philip Hensher and Salman Rushdie consider the threat to
free speech
Philip Pullman, Monica Ali, Philip Hensher and Salman Rushdie
Saturday November 19, 2005
The Guardian
Is the proposed "religious hatred" bill a bad idea? Of course it is. Of
course it should be opposed. That's my instinctive reaction. But in
trying to think about why I react like that, I've found myself
wondering more and more about the question of "identity", because that
seems to be at the heart of the problem. Is our "identity" a function
of what we do, or what we are, or both?
Who gets to determine what's religious hatred and what isn't?
Prosetylising and evangelism is by definition religious intolerance.
They cannot tolerate beliefs different than theirs. Doing it to people
who don't want it (the majority at the receiving end) is religious
hatred.
But they don't see it that way - in their minds being told where to
shove it, is religious hatred for them because their self-image
prevents them seeing it from their targets' eyes.
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