tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post7200363084166901735..comments2024-01-21T04:26:20.215-05:00Comments on A Shepherd's Post: Harvard's Black Mass: Mocking Catholics and Mocking EducationFr. David Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14448576898945830796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-64071534890942132002014-05-13T00:47:51.342-04:002014-05-13T00:47:51.342-04:00"It takes the central act of worship of the C..."It takes the central act of worship of the Catholic Church and mocks it." I thought that was the example.<br />Fr. David Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448576898945830796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-46109749150008069072014-05-12T11:54:02.931-04:002014-05-12T11:54:02.931-04:00Way to make a statement.. then completely disregar...Way to make a statement.. then completely disregard your responsibility as a writer and teacher to provide evidence or at least one example of how exactly this mocks catholicism. One does not need to be human, and honest to see why this is impermissible, but rather, they need to be INFORMED- something YOU, as an honest human being, failed to do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123808496292529808.post-83809339813650186722014-05-11T19:41:01.647-04:002014-05-11T19:41:01.647-04:00I am asking this with all sincerity. I am not Cath...I am asking this with all sincerity. I am not Catholic and don't understand the issue as well as I'd like to. I have Catholic friends online who are posting how upset they are with Harvard.<br /><br />My question is about tolerance and different religions. We know that in some countries Islamic law is so extreme that fatwas are issued against critics; a teacher was imprisoned for naming a teddy bear 'Mohammed'; and a Danish cartoonist was heavily under fire for mocking Mohammed's marriage to a child.<br /><br />What is the line in the sand? If we say we can't criticize religion out of respect -- if we say we can't satirize or mock or offend it -- than does that mean all religions? Where is the room for casual, social discourse then, or non-academic criticism? Where is the room for alternative views or opposing religious (or non) beliefs?Sidney Jurgenshttp://facebook.com/sidney.jnoreply@blogger.com