Interesting to see the outrage at the mild mocking of the space fairy believers ... And to compare it to the comments directed at the Muslims offence at the mocking of their prophet.
Seems outrage / right to freedom of speech somehow depends on which religion is being mocked / by whom.
To my mind to goad anyone who is likely to want to punch you on the nose is at best a questionable strategy. The nature of human interaction is such that 'unscrambling the egg' ( sectarianism) once large scale offence has occurred is almost impossible.
On the other hand, discussing politics is inevitably healthy in a democracy.
because in the case i was referring to, it was uncalled for. an out of the blue comment regarding those of a religious persuasion.
it seems that the 'all are welcome' motto of the forums is sometimes dependant on whether you are religious or not...
just because people profess to be christian, muslim, buddhist or whatever, it doesn't make them a bad person. their actions/speech towards others dictate that.
not once have i tried to push my beliefs onto any member of the forum. in fact, i have been up front in saying that no-one has the right to push their beliefs onto anyone.
it's a shame that some feel the need to make comments (space fairy lovers, for example), and then when someone tries to defend themselves against a comment like that, they are then made to feel as an outsider, in a supposed friendly forum.
