Hold on to Your Holy Books! It’s International Blasphemy Rights Day!
- Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:32am by
Dave Urbanski
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The goal of today's International Blasphemy Rights Day is "to support free speech, support the right to criticize and satirize religion, and to oppose any resolutions or laws, binding or otherwise, that discourage or inhibit free speech of any kind. The focus on 'blasphemy' is simply because it is such a salient issue, and one for which a lot of consciousness-raising is necessary," according to the Center for Inquiry on Campus, which spearheads the event.
Students at the University of Illinois are planning to celebrate on the campus quad:
So, what will we be doing on the Quad? Are we looking for trouble or seeking to convert others to the secular persuasion? Far from it! We’ll be out enjoying the same fundamental right our religious counterparts practice in the same location almost daily … the right to free speech!
Illini Secular Student Alliance members will be inviting passersby to add their own blasphemous ideas to our “Wall of Blasphemy” poster and to sell their souls for tasty, tasty cookies. Our goal is not only to raise awareness about nonbelief and nonbelievers on campus, but to illustrate the importance of First Amendment rights, no matter the topic of one’s speech.
The Agnostic & Atheist Student Association at the University of California Davis is raising money with a Blasphemous Bake Sale, which includes (of course) devil's food cake and other treats.
At the University of British Columbia, the Freethinkers student group is providing folks with paper and markers "so that you can draw all the blasphemous images you want!"
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Comments (93)
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:29pmI thought EVERY day was blasphemy day for Christians, just like every day is “stare down” day for muslims.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:46pmLooks like I won’t be celebrating today.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:47pmOh my, this is the intelligent crowd. Don’t they have anything better to do, more uplifting perhaps. Our young generation, what a disgrace. May they all grow a brain. Wouldn’t it be nice if they spent this time doing good, helping people, even working!
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:47pmI think I might just have to bake myself up a batch of cupcakes– college students crucifying political correctness instead of falling victim to it! Something to celebrate.
Report Post »goatrope67
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:56pmFunny how people point at our “young generation” as being a problem. Sounds like the exact same that happens with EVERY young generation. They are always “juvenile delinquents” or “troublemakers”. This eras youth are no more trouble than the past. It’s just happening now and makes the news on multiple platforms.
Report Post »Verus Langham
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:42amYour high profile with a statement like this keeps you irrelevant… but anonymous – not so much: you are known by the very nature of your irreverent quip. We as Christians have only one moral imperative as to speech in that we steadfastly reject blaspheming the Holy Spirit of God as it is the one and only sin cited that leads to spiritual death.
Report Post »Good luck in avoidance of that death warrant throughout your lifetime.
JMorcan
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:52pmWould someone please pass the bacon?
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:13pmHey Sean Penn! While you’re over in Tahir Square….start celebrating Blasphemy Day real loud….
Report Post »NewLife56
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:12pmYou mean I can say Poop today and it will not get censored? KOOL Poop, Poop
Report Post »Joe Schmuck
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:33pmH o l y C o w !!
Report Post »Joisey
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:56pmIslam is easy to mock. All you need to do is speak the truth about it.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:42pmI feel the exact same about Mormonism, actually. The song from the Broadway hit “Book of Mormon” puts it quite well in their song “I Believe”:
“I believe that ancient Jews built boats and sailed to America,”
“I believe that god has a plan for me, and that plan includes me getting my own planet,”
“I believe that the head of Mormon Church, Thomas Monson speaks directly to God,”
“I believe that in 1978, God changed his mind about black people,”
“I believe that God lives on a planet called Kolob,” (technically He lives on a planet near Kolob)
I believe that Jesus has his own planet,”
“I believe that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri”
Sure, none of it is the ultimate message of Mormonism, but it’s in the teachings. Christianity (real Christianity, not off-shoots like Mormonism) have a lot of beliefs like this too. Is it blasphemy to say how silly they sound? Sure. But technically none of it’s false; you just aren’t adopting the specific guise that that religion requires to make it sound good.
I think a little blasphemy is fine if it’s all in good fun. Also, highly recommend the Book of Mormon. Er, the musical, not the religious book.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:08pmYeah nothing like attacking those who will love you reguardless of what you…huh Locked.
Report Post »When you have no fear of relatiation you can pretend to be a man …hmmmmm
I guess it’s kind of like slapping a baby or someone palalized…isn’t that right big man
What a dou-che you are,While I don‘t believe in moromism I would hardly attack them as they are some of the nicest people you’ll ever know. And I know I’ve met alot of them when my father attended their church. I point blank told them that I didn’t prescribe to their religious belief but they were really nice people just the same. My dad past almost three years ago and they still come by my house once awhile to talk,play Call of Duty and occasionally throw couple burgers on the grill.
You‘ll never know because you’re a square peg trying to get in a round hole.
I feel sorry for you.
Verus Langham
Posted on October 1, 2011 at 8:45amWell said, well said!!
Report Post »Judeo_Christian
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:52pmLesbian….You have the right to insult God. God is the author of all true rights including free will. So go ahead and insult the almighty. However, you’ll be the one who will reap the eternal consequences. God’s a big boy. I’m sure He can take care of himself just fine. He has an eternal and perfect memory. His justice is righteous. Say what you want. Don’t cry before His throne of judgment that you were not warned.
“Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die!”
Report Post »Miyegombo Bayartsogt
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:16pmHold on! I talked to God last night and he assured me He don’t blame people who blaspheme today. We don’t live in North Korea, after all. There God has a bad haircut and no sense of humor like the God of the Old Testament. Our new gentle God moves about in mysterious, carbon neutral ways. The old God had the mouth and jagged teeth of an alligator, you could try to open it but it is impossible. Today our God is chatty and casual and feels moist and good like a Utilitarian Universalist church crowd.
Report Post »Furious
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:05pmExellent come back to lesbian! Love it!
Report Post »ares338
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:44pmWhy should you have to have a special day dedicated to anything? I know, I’ll have a special day to mock me…Yeah…how cool! So silly.
Report Post »thomas242007
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:34pmNo religion should be off limits to mockery or criticism, if you want to mock a religion then you should be free to do so, and most people know by now with as bad as christians are talked about on tv they arent going to kill anybody for mocking them, now muslims on the other hand have no problem with mocking other people religions like saying hindus drink cow urine, and christians are evil devil worshippers etc etc but nobody can mock their religion? if you cant take it, then dont dish it out, i will be participating in this day
Report Post »TPaine
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:36pmYeah? Well, make sure now that you focus on Allah and Mohammed. Christianity is so overdone, you know.
Report Post »Mia Cav
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:27pmHow many people say G-damn or JC out of frustration – that is blasphemy.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:34pmJesus Christ! You mean “taking the lord’s name in vain” is a form of blasphemy?
TPaine
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:22pmHey! I‘m all for freedom of speech here in the good ol’ USA! I’m a devout Christian, and you can go ahead and blaspheme my God anytime you want. Of course you know that. We Christians know that our God is in control, and He will “even the field” in the days to come. So party on, dudes!
Of course, I’d love to see you guys actively pick on Allah and his favorite prophet Mohammed. Those pesky Muslims don’t seem to have the same level of tolerance us poor weak Christians do. I saw the famed “Mohammed with the bomb hat” cartoons, and I hope you put them to good use, too.
Oh, and make sure you have your life insurance premiums paid up-to-date. This blasphemy thing you’re having so much fun with could get out of hand, if you know what I mean.
Have a nice day! And God bless you!
Report Post »Imthatguywiththeface
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:53pm@ Selloursouls
You can use whatever context for the definitiont of religion you want, that however does not mean that what you assert to be religion (atheism) is in fact a religion.
As defined by websters religion is:
Definition of RELIGION
1
a: the state of a religious b (1): the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2): commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2
: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3
archaic: scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
— re·li·gion·lessadjective
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:20pm.
Report Post »I get a freebee? Well then Allah Sucks………….
LibzBane
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:49pmSorry, that’s only blasphemy if you are a muslim yourself. For Christians, it’s just a statement of fact.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:26pm.
Report Post »Darn, I knew it was to good to be ture………
NO-GODS-NO-MASTERS
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:18pmI’m looking forward to a fun filled day
Report Post »momsense
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:18pmYou mean any more now than usual?
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:16pmI have very mixed feelings about this. If they are equal opportunity blasphemers, I guess I don’t mind. Because it is so easy to commit blasphemy in Islam, I think it is important to challenge the Muslims. But, if all they do is offend Christians, then I don’t like it at all.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:12pmAnd today is the second day of the Feast of Trumpets.(Rosh Hashanah)
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:36pmBarucha Tov!
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:39pmDamn, them Jews are tough. It takes a long time to cook a trumpet into edibility.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:12pmIn my faith we do not have a “holy book”, but you can blaspheme all you like. It doesn’t sway me from my faith.
Report Post »gypsyd
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:25pmMay I ask what your religion is? Just curious not making a judgement.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 4:15pmGYPSYD- I believe in the existance of more than one God.
Report Post »makeemstop
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:10pmThey should re-do that video and add their names and addresses. This way radical Muslims would have the opportunity to respond. Seriously, I’m tired of atheists ripping God out of our culture and America in general. I think atheist can also commonly be associated with: ACLU, Pink, Pita, Democrats, Unions and like nasty unethical groups.
Report Post »kedward
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 2:09pmRoger Nash Baldwin started ACLU with two results (he called them pillars) in mind, disssolution of organized religion and, dissolution of private property.
Report Post »Dudley Do-Right
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:01pm“Our goal is not only to raise awareness about nonbelief and nonbelievers on campus, but to illustrate the importance of First Amendment rights, no matter the topic of one’s speech.”
Does that include racist comments too?
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:10pmOnly to brain dead racists.
Are YOU one of those?
Report Post »Dudley Do-Right
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:05pmI don’t believe I am LPHP but thanks for asking . Freedom of speech is freedom of speech and if it‘s ok to blaspheme one’s religion, it‘s also ok to malign one’s race or sexual preference…no? I’m just wondering how far these liberal buffoons are willing to take this.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:47pmEvery time I hear someone say “raise awareness,” I want to reach for my rubber chicken.
Report Post »JGraham III
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:56amCareful now! Every idle word will be brought into account and will be judged! The good news is if a person repents and asks God for forgiveness, those will be blotted out. I marvel that so called institutions of higher learning aka colleges and universities have become so far removed from the Truth that if It hit most of the students in the head, they would have no idea what had happened to them. The word ‘logic’ is a greek derived word from logos, word which of course is biblically speaking the Logos. Make the connections. A ‘classic’ education (mostly no longer available) was in depth study of Latin and Greek, which of course included the Latin Vulgate and Koine Greek scriptures. Sadly most colleges and universities if they hold the Word at all do so in contempt; the Word will hold them all into account someday!
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:13pmOne believer’s “Truth” is another believer’s blasphemy. Which believer should institution of higher learning hold to?
I submit the only overarching truth that such institutions even have the ability to hold to is the Scientific Method. If you can prove your truth via the Scientific Method, then more power to you in getting all IoHLs to teach it.
Report Post »SquidVetOhio
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:35pmThat would rule out teaching Evolution and the Big Bang theory because they don’t hold up to the scientific method. God haters always have been, always will be. We know you’re hatred is for Christ, not us. You’ll get your chance to square that up with Him one day. I suggest you do it while your still alive. But, whatever…
Report Post »OneofMany
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:59pm@SquidVetOhio – My sentiments exactly. Evolutionists/Atheists…etc… claim the Creation is UN-scientific when the BASIS if ALL their since is circular reasoning (date the fossils by the rock strata they are in and then date the rock strata by what fossils are contained in them ) completely ridiculous scientifically speaking. Evolutionism/ Atheism IS a religion.
Report Post »db321
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:53amYou failed to mention turning you back on the God of Moses and Abraham and will land you in the Lake of Fire for eternity.
God Bless Israel and America
Report Post »hightide
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:53amOf course these are the same sweet people would take away my freedom to mention the name of Jesus in a public setting.
Report Post »TMink
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:15pmBingo! Freedome for me but not for thee. Freedom to blaspheme, but not to pray.
Trey
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:19pmAs long as you are not a representative of the prevailing political power structure (government official) directing the actions of the masses in a religious ritual, and you respect my right to NOT join in with same, I don’t think any real Atheist gives a flying flip about what you do in public, even on public property.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:47amThey are a lovable group and their group have killed more than all religions combined. Atheists. pfft
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:46amAn Athiest being blasphemous?!? Is that even possible… In order for an Athiest to be blasphemous, then the Athiest would have to believe in a God… Thus, in turn, said individual would not be an Athiest…
Am I missing something here?!?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:09pmVery good observation Sham.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:17pmOne believer‘s truth is another believer’s blasphemy. As so many Blazers in here are proving, if anybody makes any statement that contradicts the believer’s dogma, then that person has blasphemed, regardless of whether or not the blasphemer is, or was, or was recently, a fellow believer.
The idea that Religionists do not view the truths spoken by Atheists to be blaspheming the Religionists’ own religions is ridiculous, and so here, I do ridicule it.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 12:33pmThe idea of blasphemous TOWARD Atheism is also ridiculous. There is nothing you can say that would offend the non-god or offend me on behalf of the non-god. Your attempts might be the intellectual equivalent of the verbal diarrhea of a 4 year old, but it would not be blasphemy, and it would not insult me personally in any way, unless, or course, it was an ad hominem attack upon my person, but as that would be in contravention of The Blaze posting rules and could get your account yanked. Blasphemy can’t do that.
Report Post »selloursouls
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 1:14pmHey Lesb you are aware that Atheism is a religion, right? Religion is not just believing in a higher power or god-type entity it is a system of beliefs or ideology. Atheism or Non-god religious beliefs still make a person a religionist. Don‘t try to think that because you don’t go to church or believe in the big guy in the sky that you are without religion.
The belief that no god exists is a belief. Atheists seem to think that a god-inclusive belief system is what makes a religion and that is absolutely wrong. Great you are an atheist, good for you, but you still are a religious person.
I say blaspheme all you want, but be aware that more often than not “blaspheme” tends to start leaning towards attacks against groups of people and I know you have reasons to not want the same treatment.
Report Post »Walt G
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:29pm“the big guy in the sky”??? How quaint! I heard an interesting lecture on that, once. The speaker said:
Report Post »“If you were to search every corner of the physical universe; every galaxy in existence; every black hole; behind every interstellar cloud of what-ever-it-is; If you had unlimited time and resources to do so, even traveling to that point in time and space where the universe first started to come into existence, you would NOT be able to find God! Why not? Because God is not a physical entity. Rather, God is a SPIRITUAL entity, existing in a spiritual dimension beyond human understanding and ability to conceive.”
Or words to that effect… Very impressive, I thought.
Faith1029
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 5:02pmHow can people blaspheme God? Those who deny his very existence blaspheme Him. “The fool hath said in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Psalm 14:1).
Whether you belive in your Creator or not, you can still blaspheme Him. Maybe not in yours eyes but certainly in His. Only people who have spiritual discernment can understand this. The Bible says His Word is foolishness to those who do not know Him.
Report Post »Oh My God
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:43amand, may GOD Bless you all for being such idiots!
Report Post »teapartyconservatism
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:39amAccording to the first amendment, everyday is Blasphemy Rights Day in America! God bless the USA!
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 11:37amfunny that pedophile prophet mohammed is off limits, but luckily there are tons of funny cartoons of him all over the internet if you look. a devils food cupcake made in the shape of mohammed’s face and turban would be real funny.
Report Post »goatrope67
Posted on September 30, 2011 at 3:57pmIf he’s off-limits then why are there cartoon images of him showing up near the beginning of this story?
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