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| View Poll Results: Is it offensive to name your dog after a highly revered religious leader (like Jesus or Muhammad)? | |||
| Yes - I find it very offensive and intolerant |
   
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1 | 3.33% |
| Yes - If the person knows it will offend others |
  
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10 | 33.33% |
| No - It shows no disrespect, even if we know it offends the followers of the religion |
  
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12 | 40.00% |
| No - I think that people should show as much disrespect to revered leaders as possible |
  
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7 | 23.33% |
| Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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#1
11-26-2007, 08:11 PM
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Poll: Is it offensive to name a dog after a religious figure?
In another thread a RF member said that they have named their dog Muhammad after discovering in a BBC report that it offends Muslims for teddy bears to be named after the prophet. (Yet more 'standard' islamic extremism... )
This purposeful, hateful action towards Islam I find rather brash and rude. Imagine this member having to tell an Islamic guest in his home why he has named his dog after the most revered prophet of Islam. I wonder, is it offensive to show such disrespect for religious leaders... is it like urinating in a church (and I don't mean in the appropriate place)? Or is such an attempt to be crass and disrespectful something that we should just enjoy like an evening sip of Jack?
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"Scully, one of these days, we're going to look back on this moment and laugh." - Fox Last edited by angellous_evangellous; 11-26-2007 at 11:16 PM. 
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#2
11-26-2007, 08:13 PM
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Whether one should be offended depends on the motivation/intent for naming the animal.
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11-26-2007, 08:14 PM
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Wasn't there a company that a few years ago tried to market "Buddha thong underwear"?
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Then I came back from where I'd been. My room, it looked the same - but there was nothing left between The Nameless and the name. - Leonard Cohen.
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11-26-2007, 08:15 PM
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Nice leading poll responses, btw.
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11-26-2007, 08:15 PM
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Quote:
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#6
11-26-2007, 08:15 PM
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We're asssuming here that there is something offensive or lowly about a dog. Such may not be the case. Dogs have many attributes that are superior to a person's. Many are faithful, loyal, protective, and non-judgemental; try to find those traits in a person.
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"Atheism is a non-prophet organization" George Carlin
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11-26-2007, 08:15 PM
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Quote:
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11-26-2007, 08:16 PM
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