A Theory of Ethical Blasphemy

By Austin Dacey The claims of the believer and the claims of the blasphemer, so-called, are symmetrical.The value motivating us to protect the believer’s beliefs from desecration is the very same value manifested by the desecrator: freedom of conscience. Continue Reading →

Punk Protest, Bad Video Art, and "Religious Insult"

by Irina Papkova there’s an eerie similarity between the reaction of some Orthodox believers to Pussy Riot and the worldwide protests against “Innocence of Muslims.” Continue Reading →

Punk Protest, Bad Video Art, and “Religious Insult”

by Irina Papkova there’s an eerie similarity between the reaction of some Orthodox believers to Pussy Riot and the worldwide protests against “Innocence of Muslims.” Continue Reading →

Everybody's Sacred Cows or Nobody's Sacred Cows? Equality for Impieties

By Austin Dacey F. M. Husain was hounded out of his native India…by Hindu conservatives outraged by his nude portaits of Hindu goddesses. Continue Reading →

Everybody’s Sacred Cows or Nobody’s Sacred Cows? Equality for Impieties

By Austin Dacey F. M. Husain was hounded out of his native India…by Hindu conservatives outraged by his nude portaits of Hindu goddesses. Continue Reading →