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In reply to the discussion: Indian skeptic faces 3 year prison sentence for explaining dripping crucifix [View all]daaron
(763 posts)52. Hm. And he takes a position that appears to be a common debating point here.
I believe in absolute freedom of expression in any free society people should have the freedom to ridicule to criticize or to be ridiculed. That should be guaranteed in any civil society, he said.
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Indian skeptic faces 3 year prison sentence for explaining dripping crucifix [View all]
cleanhippie
May 2012
OP
Any details? Like, y'know, exactly who was claiming exactly what was a miracle?
struggle4progress
May 2012
#7
Is the author the same Praveen Swami who works for UK's Daily Telegraph?
struggle4progress
May 2012
#10
The Telegraph is very likely to carry "weird news" stories denigrating funny folk in foreign lands
struggle4progress
May 2012
#14
As usual, I take the view that if the story is worth our attention, then we should get details right
struggle4progress
May 2012
#15
Maybe the commentators did not read widely with an eye for discerning the truth:
struggle4progress
May 2012
#16
As water dripping from statutes doesn't much impress me much one way or the other,
struggle4progress
May 2012
#32
The law can be traced back to 1860, but has been modified slightly several times since, notably
struggle4progress
May 2012
#54
Back to the facts now: what evidence do you have that the state has actually taken
struggle4progress
May 2012
#55
I can't determine from the video I've posted how that explanation works:
struggle4progress
May 2012
#37
You do science no honor by asserting you have a scientific explanation
struggle4progress
May 2012
#63
I asked because when I attempted to google the named church on the named road
struggle4progress
May 2012
#39
It seems Edamaruku has been claiming since early April "I may be arrested any moment"
struggle4progress
May 2012
#21
It seems to consist largely of various folk attempting to outscream each other
struggle4progress
May 2012
#24
Churchman on the program repeatedly says that the church is not claiming any miracle here but
struggle4progress
May 2012
#30
I don't remember the color of anyone's underwear being of critical importance to a news story
struggle4progress
May 2012
#41
I haven't read all your links or watched the vids, so pardon me for asking.
LiberalAndProud
May 2012
#38
I think there is much posturing here. And in fact there is so much posturing here
struggle4progress
May 2012
#43
We'll agree on this. I believe Edamaruku is trying to exploit this episode
LiberalAndProud
May 2012
#44
I wish they would caption this, though. A translation would be very helpful.
LiberalAndProud
May 2012
#45
I think if you regard liquid transport in trees as adequately modeled
struggle4progress
May 2012
#64
Oh, there was little point in continuing "discussion" before I posted word one. nt
daaron
May 2012
#65
Well, the Indian law has nothing whatsoever to do with "political correctness"
struggle4progress
May 2012
#48
I've posted a link to his blog, various links to news accounts, and at least one link to TV footage
struggle4progress
May 2012
#71
I posted the text in #54 upthread: it seems to have been last modified around 1960 and has existed
struggle4progress
May 2012
#73