Stephen Fry blasphemy probe dropped after garda fail to find 'substantial number of outraged people

[beam me up scottie]

81. According to the story all humans deserve to suffer. That includes children.

Didn't you read the book?

What is original sin?

Original sin is an Augustine Christian doctrine that says that everyone is born sinful. This means that they are born with a built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God. It is an important doctrine within the Roman Catholic Church. The concept of Original Sin was explained in depth by St Augustine and formalised as part of Roman Catholic doctrine by the Councils of Trent in the 16th Century.

Original sin is not just this inherited spiritual disease or defect in human nature; it's also the 'condemnation' that goes with that fault.

An explanation for the evils of the world

Some Christians believe that original sin explains why there is so much wrong in a world created by a perfect God, and why people need to have their souls 'saved' by God.

A condition you're in, not something you do

Original sin is a condition, not something that people do: It's the normal spiritual and psychological condition of human beings, not their bad thoughts and actions. Even a newborn baby who hasn't done anything at all is damaged by original sin

The sin of Adam

In traditional Christian teaching, original sin is the result of Adam and Eve's disobedience to God when they ate a forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/originalsin_1.shtml

Let's read that relevant part again:

Even a newborn baby who hasn't done anything at all is damaged by original sin.

I didn't write this stuff, I'm just going by what was already written in the holy book - which is supposed to be the word of God. What else am I supposed to base my criticisms on?

And if you are arguing as a Biblical literalist, I suggest that you argue with a Biblical literalist.

Wait, what? You're the one who brought up free will and the Creator, isn't that biblical literalism?

By the way, when you constantly criticize religion, are you trying to guilt shame Democratic Christians? Given that a majority of Democrats are Christian, why the divisive attacks? Are you attempting to attack their faith as a means of driving them from DU by suggesting motives for them?

What a ridiculous tangent. No one is attacking 'faith' or religious people. This thread is about a man being prosecuted for blasphemy. You said he was 'foolish' and not competent to judge a mythological creature and I disagreed. I always side with the blasphemer in these situations but not everyone has to agree with me.

I criticize all harmful ideologies and that includes religious conservatism and fundamentalism. Religion isn't anything special, it's no different than any other ideology.

Religious people are currently trying to restrict the rights of women and lgbt people in this country, are we supposed to keep quiet about that kind of religious oppression too because we might offend people?