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There are a large number of debates on this site that devout Christians may find insulting, and some of the arguments posted by atheists may even shake their faith in the very existence of God Himself. Is the increasing lack of respect for God and the Church damaging American society and, if so, does Christianity need protection under the law? Should individuals that use words which are scurrilous, abusive or offensive, or which vilify Christianity, God, Christ, the Christian religion or t...

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Pro's argument would have been easy to dismiss in that it spoke only of outlawing particulars which are part of blasphemy, but do not make up the whole of available blasphemy, and the laws were not outlawing it qua blasphemy but only qua other attributes of it.

However, Con did not take the option of making that argument, or indeed any other :D

By the way, just a side note, why does the security code on this site so often contain a homophobic slur? I've seen the same slur in it several times, which means it's quite possibly nonrandom, which means whoever made the security-code software has subliminal messages that the site's owners should take it into account, considering certain clauses in the terms of service.
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Yeah, I know. I almost dug myself in a hole there.

and sorry, I forgot about my previous post...
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And I'm only voitng for you, Eli, because I don't think that CON got your arguments. Assuming I could find the right words for clarity, I would've taken you down.
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Libby. Idiot.

The person you referred to in your first post.
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Who's study hall?
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Oui. I was in her study hall first period.
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And none taken.
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I understand. I have my rebuttal ready but, David, where are you writing this comment from? Libby's room?
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Oh... Dear... CON, if you don't knock this down in Round 2, you need to work on your debating skills.

No offense, Eli.
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If your agenda is to discredit the farce that is religion, then yes, pass blasphemy laws, after all, if the religion had merit, it wouldn't need protection, nor fear blasphemy.
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