Making Fun of Religion is Not a Human Rights Violation | Aaron Ross Powell
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Making Fun of Religion is Not a Human Rights Violation | Aaron Ross Powell
Making Fun of Religion is Not a Human Rights Violation | Aaron Ross Powell Aaron Ross Powell fiction and philosophySkip to contentHomeThe Hole: A Serial Novel of Supernatural Apocalypse Paul Krugmans Corrupt ConfusionMaking Fun of Religion is Not a Human Rights Violation Posted on May 21, 2010 by AaronEvery time I criticize religious beliefs, Im a human rights violator. Defamation of religious is a serious affront to human dignity leading to a restriction on the freedom of their adherents and incitement to religious violence, says the United Nations in an absurd and illiberal resolution passed by the U.N. Human Rights Council.The resolution was proposed by Pakistan on behalf of Islamic states, with a vote of 23 states in favor and 11 against, with 13 abstentions. This travesty of religious stupidity raises many concerns. Most obviously, it exposes the silliness of thinking we can have a governing body that includes liberal societies embracing legitimate human rights s uch as freedom of speech and juvenile societies that havent yet figured out how to deal with getting their feelings hurt. The Human Rights Council demandsthough non-bindinglythat member nations take all possible measures to promote tolerance and respect for all religions and beliefs. This gets it exactly backwards. It is up to the faithful to show why their views deserve tolerance and respect. From where I sit, its clear that religion should be tolerated where it does no harm, but that religious beliefslike any other beliefs asserted without evidencedo not warrant prima facie respect. A religion that demands I cease pointing out this lack of evidence so as to protect its believers from feeling like fools is a religion that deserves anything but tolerance and respect.But more profoundly, the resolution demonstrates the debasement of the very concept of rights that comes from thinking everything thats desirable must be a fundamental human right. Keep in mind, for instance, this is the same United Nations that deemed paid vacation ti! me to ca rry as much ...
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