Posted by Lou Pilder on September 17, 2004, at 8:29:58
In reply to Lou's response to SLS » SLS, posted by Lou Pilder on September 17, 2004, at 8:11:39
SLS,
You wrote,[...is a disagreement...].
If the statement that causes others to think that the god of the old testament perhaps should be reevaluated as not-so-divine is a call for others to think a particular way.
Thoughout history, others have called on others to think of jews in a particular way that was defaming to the jews. It is when others call for other to think in a lesser light about the jews that the potential to arrouse antisemitic feelings occurs. These feelings promted by others to think of jews in a defaming manner is the foundation of antisemitism. The pharase, {not-so-divine} attacks the god of the jews. Attacks upon another's God is an attempt to deminish that God which puts down that God and those that have faith in that God. Are you saying that people can defame another's God and it is not hate-speech because it is a disagreement?
Lou Pilder
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