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To want to burn one of each Religious text today?

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JustMakingAPoint · 09/05/2025 07:54

Not because I hate or dislike them.

Not because I think burning books is good (I do not)

But because I should be able too. Because we have no Blasphemy laws and mean as it is, it’s not illegal and shouldn’t be.

And I want to do it to all of them to make the point it’s not about Islam, though it is provoked by today’s news.

This country is secular, blasphemy laws do not exist. And they shouldn’t.

if it takes every person burning a single religious book of their choosing to make the point - then I’m up for that.

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MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 09/05/2025 08:02

OOoh you're so edgy

BMW6 · 09/05/2025 08:01

Well unless you were announcing what you were about to burn to a crowd of people who the fuck would be remotely aware of your "brave stance"?

Youd just be a random oddball burning paper in a street. 🙄

PhilippaGeorgiou · 09/05/2025 08:00

Books should never be burned. Anyone doing so is in pretty awful company - it is never about freedom, it is about bigotry. Nor is there reason to go out of ones way to offend others to defend your freedom.

And actually, like it or not, if you are in the UK the country is not secular - it has a state religion and that is the Christianity through the prism of the Church of England.

SingtotheCat · 09/05/2025 07:59

Well you can burn stuff, but how does that help you?

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 09/05/2025 07:58

I'm an atheist. I think religion can cause a lot of problems, but I'm not sure how non-believers deliberately seeking to disrespect believers is going to help.

Changingplace · 09/05/2025 07:56

What’s today’s news? Your post would make slightly more sense if you explained what news you were complaining about.