After the ban of the c/christians community for having a rule against LGBTQ+ content. I wonder where is the actual line of what is allowed and what is not on this instance. (https://lemmy.world/post/1762563)

There are plenty of instances allowing hate speech against religious people. Looking through them I can see how they can be pretty offensive for someone who was brought up religious.

For example !atheistmemes@lemmy.world.

From their description

No Pro-Religious or Anti-Atheist Content.

Some of the content:

To clarify, I do not feel offended, as I am in no capacity religious and I am an atheist also. I also do not ask for the removal of that community as I don’t believe neither of the two should be removed.

But going through the content on atheistmemes the content there is far worse and more offending than it was on c/christians. While on c/christians only the rules where marginally breaking the rules, while there were no content that was in violation. This community in my opinion does both.

Allowing anti religion community while banning the pro religion one is creating a real deficit of different opinions here.

What is your opinion? Do you think that one should be allowed while the other not and why?

  • Roundcat
    5•1 year ago

    I fail to see the examples you give as hate speech against religious people.

    If there was content like memes equating jews to lizards, going off on muslims being inherently violent, or saying all catholic priests were child molesters, I think you would have a case, especially since the last two are memes I would commonly see on Reddit’s religiousfruitcake sub.

    The first example you give just comes off an an edgy (lol I’m so logical. These ideas are the same)
    The second is making fun of the placements of two signs
    the last two are plays on the question “If god exists, why does he let bad things happen?” Which is a question that many atheists ask themselves.

    Hate speech would be a call to do violence against religious people, or spreading stereotypes that perpetuate violence and discrimination. All I see here are mid to bad jokes.

    Also, and this goes for any community here, just because a joke or meme offends you, doesn’t inherently make it hate speech. I think a christian sub would be in their right to post memes poking fun at atheism.

    • @kher@lemmy.worldOP
      3•1 year ago

      Like this one? https://lemmy.world/post/1440242

      I am not saying that the community should be banned, I am just saying that if the c/christians were banned just for not allowing LGBTQ+ content, then applying the same standards this one should be banned as well.

      And hate speech is incredible volatile definition, it seems like everyone is using it how they feel like.