Mabs
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What must be at the core of every message, whether advocating for a secular State or 'Shariah Law', against Blashphemy laws or for blasphemy laws, against Ahmadi laws or for Ahmadi laws, is a complete and total rejection of violence and use of force.
Here, we are in complete agreement. When we fail to convince someone with logic, we tend to use Latthi,or sometimes we skip the logic and just make use with the Latthi to expedite the process. I think this attitude is drilled into us from the very beginning, when we are snubbed in our homes and told to keep quiet because " tum abi chotay ho". We as a people need to become more accommodating of other people and their views. As long as decency remains at hand, pretty much anything should be open for debate and discussion.
I understand that this was directed at Solomon2, but please allow me to interject and ask you a question I have asked before - if you are in favor of expanding Blasphemy laws to all religions, will you respect Hindus and Hindu deities (Shiva Lingam and everything else) and will you respect Ahmadis, their prophet and their religion, at least in terms of not openly ridiculing them, even if you disagree on a personal level with their faith?
Why will I not respect the Hindus and their deities. As long as tehy are peacefully practicing their religion, why should I or anyone have any problem anyway? Here's my POV: Not just Muslims, but everyone is sensitive about their religions, so why ridicule something which you know will only make millions and millions of people upset. Prohibit everyone from mocking any religion ,and let's all live as the civilized people that we are.
About the Ahmadis, I never have ridiculed them personally or publically. As a matter of fact, I have an Ahmadi neighbor,and we have been living across each other for the past 8 years, and every Ramadan we send each other Iftaaris. My best friends include a: Saudi Muslim turned agnostic, a Lebanese Catholic turned atheist and an Egyptian Muslim. When I meet someone, the last thing on my mind is their religious affiliation. I tend to, or at least try to, know them more on a personal level, rather than religious or cultural.