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Russian prosecutors requested a 3½ year prison sentence Friday for a blogger charged with inciting religious hatred for playing "Pokemon Go" in a church.
Prosecutors made the request as the trial of Ruslan Sokolovsky, 22, wrapped up in the city of Yekaterinburg. A judge said a verdict in the case would be issued May 11.
Sokolovsky posted a video on his blog showing him playing the smartphone game in a church built on the supposed spot where the last Russian tsar and his family were killed. He has been in detention since October.
He is charged with inciting religious hatred. It is the same offense that sent two women from the Pussy Riot punk collective to prison for two years in 2012.
Source: ABC News
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(Score: 2) by archfeld on Monday May 01 2017, @02:50AM (18 children)
Buddhism believes in reincarnation (rebirth). The ultimate goal of a Buddhist is to reach the state of enlightenment (Nirvana) and liberate oneself from endless reincarnation and suffering. Some see Buddhism as a religion, others see it is a philosophy, and others think it is a way of finding reality.
Any religion that doesn't involve converting others is ok with me. Your freedom of religion ends at my personal space. I don't care if you worship the Jedi spirit or the Flying Spaghetti Monster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster [wikipedia.org] as long as you keep it to yourself.
I personally venerate the Holy Mother Maryjane, several days a week, and twice on the Sabbath.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @05:31AM (10 children)
Some see Buddhism as a religion, others see it is a philosophy, and others think it is a way of finding reality.
What's your point?
You seem to be saying that being buddhist inherently makes you chill.
Allow me to introduce you to the bin Laden of Buddhism. [telegraph.co.uk]
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @06:58AM (8 children)
Thank you. I've been wondering about this for some time.
Though this case seems to be more of hatred against Islam than against non-Bhuddists in general. I don't see anything about them having a problem with Christians or atheists.
It seems that they might have pretty good reasons to dislike Islam, just like people in New York, Germany, Sweden, etc do, without it needing to be about one religion vs another.
TL;DT: I'm not convinced.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:12AM (7 children)
In fact islam has nothing to do with it.
There just isn't a christian minority of equivalent size and status in his country.
Its just standard xenophobia. If they were christians or jews he would be just as horrid towards them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @10:11AM (5 children)
I'm unaware of the Christian or Jewish equivalent of ISIS... (in before "muh Palestinians": the Six Day War)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @10:18AM (4 children)
He's not going after ISIS.
He's going after a minority group in the country.
Christian ISIS: The Lord's Resistance Army
Jewish ISIS: Pricetag Attacks
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @10:31AM (3 children)
I don't know much about the former; the latter is absolutely pathetic as a stand-in for a Jewish ISIS.
War on behalf of Islam is a worldwide problem. [thereligionofpeace.com] There's definitely good reason to not want people who voluntarily self-identify as such around.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @11:11AM (2 children)
Oh, you are one of those nutjobs who gets his knowledge of islam from idiots.
You should just lead with "I'm an ignorant bigot" and save us all the time.
Because none of that shit is relevant to buddhism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @11:17AM (1 child)
You posted no argument, merely insults. Your insults do not invalidate historical facts.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 02 2017, @10:15AM
Ad hominem and no arguments. Then it seems the fact that Islam is a hostile belief system stands because that is not counter argumented in any serious way. ;)
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday May 01 2017, @03:13PM
Yeah, but Hindu people make up 80% of the population.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by archfeld on Monday May 01 2017, @06:33PM
My point is I don't care what religion or philosophy you choose to pursue as long as you don't try and push it off on me. It is rare to see violence associated with Buddhism, not that it never happens of course, anymore than any extremist nut job can claim any religion, hence Scientology, the LDS, or the Westboro Baptist freaks.
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(Score: 2) by Wootery on Tuesday May 02 2017, @04:34PM (6 children)
Any religion that doesn't involve converting others is ok with me. Your freedom of religion ends at my personal space.
Except that trying to spread ideas doesn't affect your personal space. Evangelism isn't violence.
(Score: 2) by archfeld on Tuesday May 02 2017, @05:48PM (5 children)
I totally agree. That was my point. I think that anyone is entitled to worship as they see fit, but if I choose to worship differently or not at all they had better be ready to accept that. It is any religion that considers it a duty to convert others that I have a problem with. The more aggressively they pursue others the bigger my problem is. I am NOT my brothers keeper, nor am I looking for him to be mine. If he or I wish help one of us will ask, or seek. Sticks and stones...but words never hurt me.
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(Score: 2) by Wootery on Tuesday May 02 2017, @08:05PM (4 children)
It is any religion that considers it a duty to convert others that I have a problem with.
You just made the exact same conflation again.
Trying to convert isn't a problem. Is it terrible when scientists try to convince people of facts? No.
Bigotry and violence are problems, but they're not the same thing.
(Score: 2) by archfeld on Wednesday May 03 2017, @02:53AM (3 children)
I consider waking me up on Saturday morning, spreading the word of god a problem. If an astronomer did that I'd consider them a problem as well, but that has never happened.
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(Score: 2) by Wootery on Wednesday May 03 2017, @08:26AM (2 children)
Thing is, if I really believed I could save someone's soul by converting them to my religion, I like to think I'd spend a lot of my time doing it. It's well within the bounds of freedom of expression.
Same goes for being a bit too evangelical about their atheism, if they really think it's improving the world to spread atheism. (This tends to be comparably annoying, of course.)
I certainly object to dangerous ideologies, but I don't see a real problem in people trying to spread their ideas in ways that might be a bit annoyingly. Free society can cope with the 'a bit annoying' stuff.
(Score: 2) by archfeld on Wednesday May 03 2017, @05:37PM (1 child)
That's a slippery slope to the Inquisition there. What's a bit of harm to the mortal flesh in long run if you save the 'immortal' soul. I realize that's an extreme example but I hope you get my drift. I agree with you about atheism though, there is little difference between someone aggressively pushing their view of atheism or their personal religious stance. Yes as much as it is annoying everyone has the right, or should, to express their opinion, be it reasonable, or less than so. Boy Scouts to the LDS, the KKK, to the Black Panthers. Just not on my front porch on Saturday at 09:00 :)
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(Score: 2) by Wootery on Wednesday May 03 2017, @09:41PM
But it's not a slippery slope. Your right to swing your fist ends at my nose, and all that. Crazy superstitions are allowed, but aren't an excuse to break the law. Simple as that.
The front-porch-at-9:00-on-a-Sunday issue might be within the scope of laws regarding 'disturbing the peace' and such, at least if you have a clear sign on your property. Personally I get it easy: there are some such evangelists here in the UK (the Jehova's Witnesses spring to mind), but not many.