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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My question is prompted by the recent acts of terrorism in Paris.

Nothing that I say should be viewed as condoning what happened because it was horrific. But what passes my mind is why anyone would use freedom of speech and expression to mock someone else's faith and cause them to act in a manner that resulted in innocent lives being lost. What was really gained by publishing these cartoons that caused such offense?

I am a Christian though my views are so liberal that fundamentalist Christians would challenge my claim to being a Christian - however, that is neither here nor there. But I see the endless mocking of other people's religious beliefs - and especially Christianity - being increasingly prevalent. Most Christians don't react to this with violence in the US though there are other countries where people would likely be ostracized for challenging conventional beliefs.

I genuinely respect atheists who don't believe in God and would not seek to mock or challenge their belief system. But I see on this forum - and other forums - how atheists choose to disparage those who do believe in an Almighty. I would not seek to persuade anyone else to my own views on religion - my faith is between me and God.

[b]Do the cartoonists who published what was deemed offensive by Muslims think they changed the minds of anyone? What did they really achieve? [/b]We know the end result was that innocent people were killed and injured. It seems like a terrible price to pay for the right to publish some offensive cartoons.[/quote]

So we should all shut our mouths now b/c we should fear for our lives.

Is that what you're saying?

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I think OP is saying (and I agree) that we should all shut our mouths b/c we live in a society and need to be civil to each other. [/quote]

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