Posted by agent858 on March 17, 2006, at 20:13:56
In reply to Confusing world we live in..., posted by wildcard11 on March 17, 2006, at 9:47:35
> i have tried to look at these issues from both sides of the fence and i must say that, ex: a cartoon downing the U.S. would offend me greatly so i do understand why any other country would feel the same way.
yeah. we had a problem here a few years back now... some piece of art depicting the virgin mary enveloped in this huge oversize condom. it was on display at te papa (national museum) and catholics were protesting...
but i'm getting the impression that is wasn't so much about their being upset at what was depicted (that they found that to be insulting) it was more the fact that the religious figure was depicted at all (i think maybe that comes from something saying to have no idols and hence they don't think he should be depicted in statue or on paper or whatever because it is making an idol or somehting like that...)
i'm not sure what i think about the mary case...
the catholic church have no problem with statues of mary...i'm not too sure...
> i think there is a point where freedom of speech and plain sensitivity (not sure of the word i'm grasping for), need to weigh in together.
yeah, i agree.
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