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Tag Archives: blasphemy
Update to the posing with Jesus story
I wrote about this back in August so it was nice to see an update to the story about the 14 year old boy who posed with a Jesus statue and made it look like he was getting a blow … Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy, controversy, crime, faith, jesus, skepticism, statues, teenagers
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“Why are you in jail?” “I posed for a picture with Jesus…”
“… and made it look like oral sex.” It’s totally immature, but is it worth criminalizing him for it? A Pennsylvania teenager is facing criminal charges after posting pictures to Facebook of him simulating a sex act with a statue … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blasphemy, controversy, jesus, just for fun, law, photography, sex, statues, stupidity, teenagers
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Old news: it’s hard to be atheist in Indonesia
Via the Jakarta Globe, January 19, 2012: An Indonesian civil servant who posted “God does not exist” on his Facebook page has been taken into police custody for his own protection after he was badly beaten. The man, identified as … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, blasphemy, controversy, Indonesia, laws, religion, violence
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I don’t know if I’d want to see Jesus getting touched…
…but it’s good to find out that a short film featuring JC on the cross and St Teresa of Avila giving him a “sexual caress” is no longer banned in Britain. And it only took 20 years. Well done. It … Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy, censorship, films, laws, sex
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Philippines’ Jesus penis exhibit closed
Raul Sunico, the Cultural Center of the Philippines chairman, was asked to resign over what’s turned into a giant art debacle over there. It seems like every pro-Christian group is up in arms and demanding that the people responsible be … Continue reading
Posted in In the Media, religiosity
Tagged art, blasphemy, freedom of expression, human rights, jesus
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Art display in Philippines angers Catholics
I can see why: An art exhibit featuring a Jesus Christ poster with a wooden penis glued to His face has sparked protests in the mainly Catholic Philippines. Bishops and lay groups have demanded the state-run Cultural Center of the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, beliefs, blasphemy, controversy, jesus, religion, skepticism
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Meanwhile, Hell’s advertising campaign…
got a pass from New Zealand’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Hell Pizza made headlines around Easter with their unique hot pentagram buns and according to this article, it wasn’t the first time their style of advertising raised a ruckus, apparently. … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, blasphemy, food, jesus, just for fun, religion
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Blasphemy should be the least of their worries
The National Police Commissioner for South Africa recently compared his force to Jesus and his disciples, and not in a good way. This has sparked a blasphemy concern for the Christian Democratic Party and its leader Theunis Botha. They’re the … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, blasphemy, controversy, crime, faith, laws
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A clever method to bash the bible
Lock them up so people can’t read them. Niko Theris did that, and more, to honour International Blasphemy Rights Day in his town. One had nails hammered into it in the shape of a cross; another was secured with a … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, bible, blasphemy, International Blasphemy Rights Day, religion
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Why blasphemy is important
This is International Blasphemy Rights Day: International Blasphemy Rights Day takes place every September 30th, to commemorate the publishing of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons. The purpose of this event is to set a particular day as a day to support … Continue reading
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