(10-25-2018, 10:29 AM)Bill the Piper Wrote: Yes, I know it, but I was thinking about the Islamic version of the story. A rather funky approach, I know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_in..._sacrifice
As Abraham attempts to slay Ishmael, either the knife is turned over in his hand or copper appears on Ishmael to prevent the death and God tells Abraham that he has fulfilled the command
So the Islamic version of Abraham (unlike ours) intended to commit murder, which makes him fundamentally ignoble. Not to mention another Islamic prophet, who slept with a 9 year old!
I agree that mocking a person because of his ancestry is impolite, but mocking Islamic doctrines should be legal. PC advocates disagree, hindering intellectual development of persons of Muslim ancestry.
I agree that criticism of Islamic doctrines should as acceptable as criticizing Christian one. However it is even more unacceptable in general discourse than it was ten years ago.