If we agree to place religion beyond special reach, to give it "human rights", even though it is not human, it is like deciding to privilege one theory and shield it from debate.
imagine if I said.. it is now illegal to criticise or question post-colonial theory; or capitalist economics; where would we be?
We NEED the power to debate religion from both sides of the debate. otherwise we end up with people like the one shown in this video allowed free speech and we have nowhere to argue back from.
Take a look at the first moments of this awful video and then ask .. is anything really so sacred that it must be placed beyond criticism?
If we agree to place religion beyond special reach, to give it "human rights", even though it is not human, it is like deciding to privilege one theory and shield it from debate.
imagine if I said.. it is now illegal to criticise or question post-colonial theory; or capitalist economics; where would we be?
We NEED the power to debate religion from both sides of the debate. otherwise we end up with people like the one shown in this video allowed free speech and we have nowhere to argue back from.
Take a look at the first moments of this awful video and then ask .. is anything really so sacred that it must be placed beyond criticism?
http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=0861ff3eabea1ceb73e4