Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country's secular values.

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country’s secular values.

The teacher had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering a number of Muslim parents. Muslims believe that any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous.

    • sock@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      religion is a choice and that choice is killing people its ok to be disrespectful to public practicers of religion.

      we should be laughing in their faces and mocking them because its embarassing

      • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        The part of that that breaks down is that one group’s interpretation of it being okay to kill people isn’t necessarily another person’s religious practice. Mocking the latter is like treating everyone who eats bacon like a psychopath who enjoys slaughtering animals.

        And religion isn’t always a choice for everyone. It should be, but isn’t always.

    • aubertlone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      1 year ago

      Yes, 100%.

      I really can’t tell if you’re being serious. Just in case…

      The prophet Muhammad was a real piece of shit etc etc etc.

      See? I’m allowed to do that. Thankfully I live somewhere I don’t have to be in fear of saying things like that.