The result was keep. Courcelles 06:30, 15 December 2012 (UTC) reply
This topic appears ill-defined and thus inappropriate for an encylopedia article. Pam D 12:58, 7 December 2012 (UTC) reply
Importance of Article PamD has previously slated this article for deletion on the vague grounds that it is "Unsourced, OR, not a global perspective, probably impossible to write a generalised article about "Religious offenc/se" in all the world's faiths".
Definition The definition of this topic is in the distinction that exists between religiously orthodox legal cultures and and those of secular democratic society.
As far as I know, the cultural clash between religious and secular society (crusade, jihad etc) does indeed count as a global view.
Religious offense (USA Spelling) is about offending people with religious sensitivities. It is not about religious crimes per se, except insofar as as they exist in most religions and deserve definition (plus links to detailed articles).
Appropriateness Essentially it is not logically possible to believe both in the supremacy of divine authority and in the supremacy of the will of the people in the governance of a society.
The various attempts to reconcile both - for example by Christian Democrats and popular political parties has resulted in considerable confusion about terms such as heresy and blasphemy.
If an encyclopaedia (encylopedia?) is not intended to dispel doubt, then what purpose does it properly serve? The term is linked to other articles precisely because there is bigoted obfuscation between ' sin' and ' crime' Timpo ( talk) 13:53, 7 December 2012 (UTC) reply
The result was keep. Courcelles 06:30, 15 December 2012 (UTC) reply
This topic appears ill-defined and thus inappropriate for an encylopedia article. Pam D 12:58, 7 December 2012 (UTC) reply
Importance of Article PamD has previously slated this article for deletion on the vague grounds that it is "Unsourced, OR, not a global perspective, probably impossible to write a generalised article about "Religious offenc/se" in all the world's faiths".
Definition The definition of this topic is in the distinction that exists between religiously orthodox legal cultures and and those of secular democratic society.
As far as I know, the cultural clash between religious and secular society (crusade, jihad etc) does indeed count as a global view.
Religious offense (USA Spelling) is about offending people with religious sensitivities. It is not about religious crimes per se, except insofar as as they exist in most religions and deserve definition (plus links to detailed articles).
Appropriateness Essentially it is not logically possible to believe both in the supremacy of divine authority and in the supremacy of the will of the people in the governance of a society.
The various attempts to reconcile both - for example by Christian Democrats and popular political parties has resulted in considerable confusion about terms such as heresy and blasphemy.
If an encyclopaedia (encylopedia?) is not intended to dispel doubt, then what purpose does it properly serve? The term is linked to other articles precisely because there is bigoted obfuscation between ' sin' and ' crime' Timpo ( talk) 13:53, 7 December 2012 (UTC) reply