New definition for Blasphemy

[Marc]

CHUD (http://www.chud.com/) has an article on Gibson's religious movie "Passion of Christ". Starts with a little definition

Blasphemy (noun):

1.

a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity.

b. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God.

2.

An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.

I'd also like to add the following:

3.

Anything that anyone does in regards to religion that the church cannot profit from, have a say in, or claim ownership of.

Hmmm... Interesting new definition, might even be accurate. What do you think?

[c4ts]

That last part is the definition of heresy, not blasphemy.

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by Marc
Hmmm... Interesting new definition, might even be accurate. What do you think?
Its not really a new defintion, it was copied from dictionary.com...

Blasphemy (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=blasphemy):
1.
A. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity.
B. The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God.

2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.

C4ts mentioned heresy (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=heresy):
1.
A. An opinion or a doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from or denial of Roman Catholic dogma by a professed believer or baptized church member.
B. Adherence to such dissenting opinion or doctrine.

2.
A. A controversial or unorthodox opinion or doctrine, as in politics, philosophy, or science.
B. Adherence to such controversial or unorthodox opinion.

[ceo_esq]

Originally posted by Yahweh

Its not really a new defintion, it was copied from dictionary.com...
He's talking about the third definition for "blasphemy", not the first two...

[Matabiri]

Originally posted by ceo_esq
He's talking about the third definition for "blasphemy", not the first two...

Which sounds like it was copied from the Devil's Dictionary (http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/ )... but wasn't.

("Obscenity is whatever gives a judge an erection")