Polish pop star faces two years’ prison for blasphemy

[Foxtrot]

Don't worry. It is about the blasphemy laws in Poland :D Most of you didn't hear about these laws in Poland, did you?


Pop star claims Bible written by drunks

One of Poland's most famous and controversial pop stars faces two years in gaol after suggesting that the Bible was written by drunks and people with a fondness for "herbal cigarettes".

Dorota Rabczewska, famed for an unabashed attitude when it comes to flaunting her flesh, and a string of hits, has been charged by Warsaw prosecutors with insulting religious feeling for comments she made in a television interview a year ago.

Better known by her stage name Doda, the 26-year-old singer ruffled conservative sentiment in Catholic Poland by explaining that she believed more in dinosaurs than the Bible because "it is hard to believe in something written by people who drank too much wine and smoked herbal cigarettes." This prompted furious Catholic groups to lodge complaints with the prosecutor's office.

"It is clear that Doda thinks that the Bible was written by drunkards and junkies," said Ryszard Nowak, chairman of the Committee for the Defence Against Sects, an organisation dedicated to protecting Christian values. "I believe that she committed a crime and offended the religious feelings of both Christians and Jews." If found guilty the pop star faces a two-year jail sentence or a hefty fine under Polish blasphemy laws.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/7681981/Pop-star-claims-Bible-written-by-drunks.html

[Oberon]

http://rlv.zcache.com/gandhi_i_like_your_christ_i_do_not_like_your_tshir t-p235835410306648741q6vb_400.jpg

[Blood_splat]

http://www.colinfahey.com/funny_images/misc_jesus_save_me_from_your_followers.jpg

She needs to flee from Poland.

[SteamWake]

Hey she is kind of a hotty...

I guess thats one way to get in the news. Never heard of this woman before.

[Skybird]

That's why I and guys like Dawkins, Hitchens or Condell say it is not enough to overcome Islam only, but that we must overcome religion.

The more influence in public life religions have, the more anti-intellectuality and mental primitivity you see. They work against everything that is good and noble in man's potential. They work not in man's best interest but in the interest of leaders wanting earthly power over people.

Respecting somebody's religion? I respect his/her religion when I do not need to see it in the streets, schools, laws, politics, public isntitutions. the only shrine religion shall be allowed to legally claim is: in the individual's private space, sphere and room.

[AVGWarhawk]

Hey she is kind of a hotty...

I guess thats one way to get in the news. Never heard of this woman before.

She is a hotty. She should come to US. Get a spot in Playboy. Become a movie star. There are other ways for publicity other than stating the Bible was written by drunkards. :DL

[OneToughHerring]

She is a hotty. She should come to US. Get a spot in Playboy. Become a movie star. There are other ways for publicity other than stating the Bible was written by drunkards. :DL

Oh so you have problem with her saying that?

[AVGWarhawk]

Oh so you have problem with her saying that?

Huh? Read it again....

[Sailor Steve]

Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech.

Who needs 'em?

[OneToughHerring]

Huh? Read it again....

You're saying that instead of criticising the bible in Poland she should do something else. Pretty simple statement really.

[SteamWake]

She is a hotty. She should come to US. Get a spot in Playboy. Become a movie star. There are other ways for publicity other than stating the Bible was written by drunkards. :DL

She has already been in the boy evidently just google images with her name. :03: Most of it cant be posted here :O:

[nikimcbee]

Boy, I Madonna doesn't go to Poland, she could get into a lot of trouble.:haha:

[AVGWarhawk]

You're saying that instead of criticising the bible in Poland she should do something else. Pretty simple statement really.


Correct. It does not mean I have a problem with her stating that about the Bible. Opinions are like arseholes...everyone has one. :O:

So, what discussion do you want to get into over this woman? Personally, after reading further on this person...this is how she is. Looks like a publicity stunt to me.

[AVGWarhawk]

She has already been in the boy evidently just google images with her name. :03: Most of it cant be posted here :O:

Hmmmmm......:D

[Rilder]

Dude if the bible was written by a bunch of drunk and stoned and overall drugged to **** individuals I would be more apt to be a believer.

But, as it is...

PRAISE ZEUS, DIONYSUS, AND ALL OF THE HELLENIC GODS. :arrgh!:

[OneToughHerring]

Correct. It does not mean I have a problem with her stating that about the Bible. Opinions are like arseholes...everyone has one. :O:

So, what discussion do you want to get into over this woman? Personally, after reading further on this person...this is how she is. Looks like a publicity stunt to me.

So everyone who opposes Christianity can be neatly classed as 'publicity stunts', whereas with Islam they aren't.

[August]

So everyone who opposes Christianity can be neatly classed as 'publicity stunts', whereas with Islam they aren't.


Yes.

[OneToughHerring]

Yes.

Well holy double standard then, Batman!

[August]

Well holy double standard then, Batman!

Only because you have decided to see it that way. It's those troll blinders you like to wear.

[OneToughHerring]

Only because you have decided to see it that way. It's those troll blinders you like to wear.

Well at least you're honest about it unlike many others who try to hide the fact that they only target Islam while turning a blind eye on Christianity.

[frau kaleun]

PRAISE ZEUS, DIONYSUS, AND ALL OF THE HELLENIC GODS. :arrgh!:

And don't bogart the ambrosia.

[August]

Well at least you're honest about it unlike many others who try to hide the fact that they only target Islam while turning a blind eye on Christianity.

I don't think you even understood a word I said.

[OneToughHerring]

I don't think you even understood a word I said.

Must be.

Anyway, looks like it's some serious slammer time for Dorota, she'll do two years in some Polish female prison. Sounds like some sleazy b-movie. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

Hail Ra! :O:

[Stealth Hunter]

Poland's becoming like the Ireland of mainland Europe with their anti-blasphemy laws. Ridiculous. Is there such a thing as free speech in Poland or not? Apparently not. I wonder how they would have responded if it had been Judaism or Islam or Hinduism that she'd made the remark about.

^And yes, for the record, Ra is awesome. Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amun, Anubis, Seth, Bastet, Hathor, Sekhmet, Nut, Geb, Thoth, and Ma'at are awesome too, though. We make no special exemptions here.

[CaptainHaplo]

How can something be blasphemy if it is, essentially, factual? Granted, there is no written record of Jesus or the disciples smoking pot or anything, but Jesus did talk about how pretty much all that the earth makes is good for you in moderation. *Note - I have not and have no future plans to ever roll my own.* It is recorded in the Bible itself that Jesus and the disciples drank wine - and its recorded often enough to make it a fairly regular occurance. Nothing in the book ever talks about Jesus asking for some paper to get a groove on, but it also doesn't record every action. The bible does talk about the burning of herbs (and animal flesh) that offer a "sweet smell" unto the lord, and the rituals in the temple often included burning of herbs. What they were, we don't know for sure.

Gonna be hard to prove blasphemy when there is ample reason to believe the statement is at its core, factual - or at least plausible.

Personally, if I were god (not that I'm not mind you), I'd think that the smell of a big ole lamb chop with garlic and onion on the grill would be pretty danged sweet smellin too. But I digress......

[DarkFish]

You're saying that instead of criticising the bible in Poland she should do something else. Pretty simple statement really.Well, if I had the choice between her criticizing the bible and get a spot in the Playboy as AVGWarhawk suggested, I'd rather have her in the playboy:DL
You're saying that instead of criticising the bible in Poland she should do something else. Pretty simple statement really.Yep, it that "something else" is posing for the playboy, she'd better do that:O:
PRAISE ZEUS, DIONYSUS, AND ALL OF THE HELLENIC GODS. :arrgh!:No, no, no, you've got it all wrong:shifty: It's Heill Ódinn, Heill Þorr and Heil all the other Æsir:rock:

[frau kaleun]

Hail Ra! :O:

*rolls eyes*

Ra is so last dynasty.

[AVGWarhawk]

So everyone who opposes Christianity can be neatly classed as 'publicity stunts', whereas with Islam they aren't.

No but I'm thinking a few from Finland just argue to argue. Do you know anyone like that? I know of one I can classify in that category. We can argue about it if you like. :88) BTW, how the frock did Islam get into this?

[OneToughHerring]

No but I'm thinking a few from Finland just argue to argue. Do you know anyone like that? I know of one I can classify in that category. We can argue about it if you like. :88) BTW, how the frock did Islam get into this?

Ok ok fuhgeddaboudit then!

[Schroeder]

Gonna be hard to prove blasphemy when there is ample reason to believe the statement is at its core, factual - or at least plausible.

Since when do "factual" or "plausible" have any meaning when it's about religious feelings?

[AVGWarhawk]

Ok ok fuhgeddaboudit then!

I love you man! :D In a nice way that is. :up:

[Catfish]

Hello,
i suppose not much people read the bible today.
I bet anyone who did, will (like Doda) think of a similar origin of the bible :O:
Greetings,
Catfish