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The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
Nontheism or non-theism is a range of both religious [1] and non-religious [2] attitudes characterized by the absence of espoused belief in the existence of God or gods. Nontheism has generally been used to describe apathy or silence towards the subject of gods and differs from atheism , or active disbelief in any gods.
Peter Buck (1956–): Lead guitarist and member of American rock band R.E.M. [20] Geoffrey Burgon (1941–2010): British composer notable for his television and film themes. [21] Mike Burkett (1967–): (a.k.a. Fat Mike) American bassist and vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX. Many of their lyrics include atheist views. [22]
Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices.It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism, and non-religious spirituality.
takfir al-mutlaq (category covers general statements such as 'whoever says X or does Y is guilty of unbelief') [61] kufr asli (original unbelief of non-Muslims, those born to non-Muslim family) [61] kufr tari (acquired unbelief of formerly observant Muslims, i.e. apostates) [61]
[13] [7]: 161 dead filed Status of a scientologist who communicated to the Church of Scientology in a nasty or harassing way. They are removed from mailing lists, and their letters and calls are discarded and not answered. [14]: 158 declared Status of someone formally labelled a suppressive person and expelled from the Church of Scientology.
The word blasphemy came via Middle English blasfemen and Old French blasfemer and Late Latin blasphemare from Greek βλασφημέω, from βλασ, "injure" and φήμη, "utterance, talk, speech". From blasphemare also came Old French blasmer, from which the English word blame came.
Schellenberg addresses this difference with his distinction between culpable and inculpable nonbelief, with the latter defined as "non-belief that exists through no fault of the non-believer." [ 10 ] Historically, the Calvinist tradition has placed the blame on nonbelievers, who are predestined by God towards nonbelief.