Now we're acting like the Taliban...
Jul. 8th, 2022 10:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kengrExplosion Destroys Mysterious Monument in Georgia, Authorities Say
Somebody bombed the Georgia Guidestones.
I don't recall hearing about them beforefayanora pointed me at an article about this.
But since the most likely explanation is that somebody set the bomb(s) because they thought the Guidestones were "satanic" then they are behaving *exactly* the same way the Taliban did when it destroyed those ancient Buddist statues.
Blowing something up because it is not approved of by *your* religion is never justified.
Also, it violates the freedom of religion that keeps *your* religion safe from others.
So this is not merely illegal, it's also *stupid*. Your religion is not "special". It doesn't deserve (or get) special consideration. That's the whole *point* of that part of the First Amendment.
doing this sort of thing "justifies" burning churches and bombing temples. You don't get to have it both ways. Either all religions deserve respect, or none do. And I don't think you really want the latter.
Somebody bombed the Georgia Guidestones.
I don't recall hearing about them before
fayanora pointed me at an article about this.But since the most likely explanation is that somebody set the bomb(s) because they thought the Guidestones were "satanic" then they are behaving *exactly* the same way the Taliban did when it destroyed those ancient Buddist statues.
Blowing something up because it is not approved of by *your* religion is never justified.
Also, it violates the freedom of religion that keeps *your* religion safe from others.
So this is not merely illegal, it's also *stupid*. Your religion is not "special". It doesn't deserve (or get) special consideration. That's the whole *point* of that part of the First Amendment.
doing this sort of thing "justifies" burning churches and bombing temples. You don't get to have it both ways. Either all religions deserve respect, or none do. And I don't think you really want the latter.
