Originally posted by: quiet_chaos
Oh this is for some movie? Why would you show any God/Goddess smoking? This is just beyond disrespectful. No, there are somethings you should not say or do - regardless of you believing in that religion or not. You just need to be respectful if it is not trying to harm someone.
I have noticed this trend. I can say as a Sikh, you say anything about any Guru, and death is called for from staunch believers. Also observed it within Muslims. However, the disrespect to Krishna, Ram, etc. seems to be okay. Either all are up for grabs, or none. I would say none because we should just be respectful. We should have the ability to question ideologies and beliefs, but not blatantly disrespect like this. If calls for banning her movie is called for, it's justifiable. For me, you can't pick and choose. That is why I just don't engage and ask that it be respectful.
I'm not well versed in what happened with Nupur - I just know she said something about the Prophet. Again, it should either be up for grabs or not at all. Ideally, we should all have the freedom to question any belief or tradition - regardless of religion. A religion should not dictate which one you can and cannot question. So death threats and what not - no. I will believe that no God will call for death. God's given us free will - use it. And freedom of speech should be done responsibly.
I believe both sides - liberals and conservatives can be hypocrites. Everyone does what fits their agenda. However, if here liberals are okay with this then they should be called out.
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