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The article has boxes saying that Commons and Wikiquotes have related media/quotes, but following the links show that they haven’t. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leafcat ( talk • contribs) 03:03, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
"Worldwide" the article says. Well I've never heard of this "holiday" before, so let's have some references. 86.29.100.182 ( talk) 19:28, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
No kidding. The text box says it is observed it the US and Canada. Some individuals may do so, but isn't some level of observance required before you can claim it is observed in a country? A couple hundred individuals doesn't strike me as sufficient. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 ( talk) 19:09, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
How prevalent is Blasphemy day? A Google news search on September 30, 2013 found only two article about blasphemy Day and those were two minor web sites. Most articles I found were from the original declaration Blasphemy Day in 2009 or mentions on social media. Sounds to me like this "day" was really a one and done PR event. Should the article be modified to reflect the paucity of observation or even removed from Wikipedia per WP:EVENTCRIT? Wkharrisjr ( talk) 00:52, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
After reading the last paragraph of the Background section, I was a little concerned a possible point of view problem. The paragraph initially sticks to verifiable facts, but then strays off topic and into opinions. The segment on the alleged Fourth Amendment violations has nothing to do with Blasphemy Day. 72.73.38.60 ( talk) 21:55, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Blasphemy Rights Day International encourages individuals and groups to openly express their criticism of, or even disdain for, religion. It was founded in 2009 by the Center for Inquiry. [1] A student contacted the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York to present the idea, which CFI then supported. Ronald Lindsay, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry said regarding Blasphemy Day, "We think religious beliefs should be subject to examination and criticism just as political beliefs are, but we have a taboo on religion", in an interview with CNN. [2] It takes place every September 30 to coincide with the anniversary of the publications of the controversial Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons.
Blasphemy Day started (in CFI's own words) "a firestorm of controversy" [3] and has been a topic of debate within the Humanist movement [4] [5] and cited as an example of the a wider move towards new atheism and away from the more conciliatory approach historically associated with Humanism. [6] [7] CFI's related Blasphemy Contests [3]
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The article has boxes saying that Commons and Wikiquotes have related media/quotes, but following the links show that they haven’t. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leafcat ( talk • contribs) 03:03, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
"Worldwide" the article says. Well I've never heard of this "holiday" before, so let's have some references. 86.29.100.182 ( talk) 19:28, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
No kidding. The text box says it is observed it the US and Canada. Some individuals may do so, but isn't some level of observance required before you can claim it is observed in a country? A couple hundred individuals doesn't strike me as sufficient. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 ( talk) 19:09, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
How prevalent is Blasphemy day? A Google news search on September 30, 2013 found only two article about blasphemy Day and those were two minor web sites. Most articles I found were from the original declaration Blasphemy Day in 2009 or mentions on social media. Sounds to me like this "day" was really a one and done PR event. Should the article be modified to reflect the paucity of observation or even removed from Wikipedia per WP:EVENTCRIT? Wkharrisjr ( talk) 00:52, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
After reading the last paragraph of the Background section, I was a little concerned a possible point of view problem. The paragraph initially sticks to verifiable facts, but then strays off topic and into opinions. The segment on the alleged Fourth Amendment violations has nothing to do with Blasphemy Day. 72.73.38.60 ( talk) 21:55, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Blasphemy Rights Day International encourages individuals and groups to openly express their criticism of, or even disdain for, religion. It was founded in 2009 by the Center for Inquiry. [1] A student contacted the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York to present the idea, which CFI then supported. Ronald Lindsay, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry said regarding Blasphemy Day, "We think religious beliefs should be subject to examination and criticism just as political beliefs are, but we have a taboo on religion", in an interview with CNN. [2] It takes place every September 30 to coincide with the anniversary of the publications of the controversial Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons.
Blasphemy Day started (in CFI's own words) "a firestorm of controversy" [3] and has been a topic of debate within the Humanist movement [4] [5] and cited as an example of the a wider move towards new atheism and away from the more conciliatory approach historically associated with Humanism. [6] [7] CFI's related Blasphemy Contests [3]
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The Facebook page hasn't had any new posts since October 2018 and the Twitter account has been similarly dead since December 2018. — howcheng { chat} 16:19, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
Indeed, they have not been updated. Yet neither of these are reliable sources.
Zezen ( talk) 08:39, 10 July 2020 (UTC)