What does blasphemy?

Question

MEAN?

Answer 1

blasphemy is a victimless crime

"a jumped up Pantry boy, who never knew his place"

Answer 2

Do you mean "Who does blasphemy?"  I would say a blasphemer.

Answer 3

People does blasphemy.  

Answer 4

Lots of things can do basphemy, but mainly blasphemers.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy

Answer 6

It's an illusion.

Haven't you heard all those Christians say "That's BLASPHEMY!!" after an Atheist says something about how God doesn't exist and what not?

...Yeahh.

Answer 7

The leather runs smooth on the passenger seat...

Answer 8

Speaking about God with contempt, hatred or disdain; trash-talking against God. It's not about letting loose a swear word or doing some religious act in a so-called "profane" style. Blasphemy is not even about being angry with God. Even the truest saints have done such things, in part because they were so true that they could be honest with God and humankind. (Remember that when the charge of so-called 'blasphemy' is used by authorities to silence their opponents.) However, true blasphemy is verbally abusing the God who loves you.

Answer 9

'he knows so much about these thi i i i ngs...'

Answer 10

lies, bluffs and ur fine hit me up.

Answer 11

It means doing/thinking/saying something that offends God? Like s*x in a church parking lot for example.

Answer 12

To go against what God says.

A woman who claims to be Christian can blaspheme God by not obeying her husband, according to the Bible.  (Titus 2)

Answer 13

care to elaborate?

Answer 14

what does blasphemy....do on the weekend?

no wait!

what does blaphemy....order at the bar!

am i right?

oh MEAN!

it means to insult god or anything assumed to be holy or spiritual.

insulting or making fun of god or something.

Answer 15

The English word “blasphemy,” however, is usually restricted to irreverent or abusive speech against God and sacred things. It is thus the antithesis of words of worship directed to the Divine Being.

JESUS CHRIST on one occasion told certain Pharisees: “Every sort of sin and blasphemy [abusive speech; slander; impious word]will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. For example, whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him.” (Matt. 12:31, 32; An American Translation; The New English Bible; Weymouth) This gives rise to such questions as: Why may blasphemy against the Son of God and his Father be forgiven? How might a person blaspheme them and yet not also be reviling God’s spirit? What does it mean to blaspheme the holy spirit?

The Bible provides a specific example of one who blasphemed God and Christ but did not become guilty of unforgivable sin. This one was Saul, or the apostle Paul, prior to his conversion. Paul wrote to Timothy: “Formerly I was a blasphemer [abusive speaker] and a persecutor and an insolent man.”—1 Tim. 1:13;

Before his conversion, Paul regarded disciples of Jesus Christ as apostates deserving of death. He felt that the Mosaic law approved of his course, for that law stated regarding an apostate: “You must not accede to his wish or listen to him, nor should your eye feel sorry for him, nor must you feel compassion, nor cover him protectively; but you should kill him without fail.” (Deut. 13:8, 9) Convinced that he was right, Paul continued to act against Christ’s disciples in a high-handed, arrogant manner and so revealed himself to be an “insolent man.” As a persecutor of Christians, he was one like those of whom Jesus said to his disciples: “Everyone that kills you will imagine he has rendered a sacred service to God.” (John 16:2) Paul was guilty of blaspheming or speaking abusively of the Son of God. His hatred for Christ’s disciples demonstrated that he viewed Jesus as an impostor and thus he reproached the Christ. By speaking abusively of the Son, Paul was also guilty of blaspheming the Father whom Jesus represented.—John 7:29; Matt. 27:39; Mark 15:29; Luke 23:39; Jude 8, The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures.

After his conversion, the apostle Paul came to appreciate how perilously close he had come to committing the unforgivable sin. In his letter to Timothy, he acknowledged the great mercy that had been shown him and also indicated why he could be forgiven. We read: “I was shown mercy, because I was ignorant and acted with a lack of faith.” (1 Tim. 1:13) Note that Paul, before his conversion, did not knowingly fight against God and Christ. He was ignorant, blind to the truth about the Son of God, and so without faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, the appeal of the dying Stephen, whose murder Paul approved, was also in Paul’s behalf: “Jehovah, do not charge this sin against them.” (Acts 7:60) At heart, Paul really wanted to do what was right, as is evident from his zeal for Jewish tradition and his strict adherence to the teaching of the Pharisees.—Phil. 3:5, 6.

Hence, when Jesus Christ himself imparted understanding to him, the persecutor Saul did not hesitate to change his course. Soon he found himself among the hated, persecuted, abusively spoken-of disciples of the Son of God.—Acts 9:3-25; 18:5, 6.

The case of Paul can serve as an encouragement to all who, in ignorance, may have proved themselves to be fighters against God and Christ. Their blasphemy or abusive speech can be forgiven them if they repent. The apostle Paul himself made a strong point of this, saying: “Faithful and deserving of full acceptance is the saying that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am foremost. Nevertheless, the reason why I was shown mercy was that by means of me as the foremost case Christ Jesus might demonstrate all his long-suffering for a sample of those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life.”—1 Tim. 1:15, 16.

How, then, is it that one can be guilty of the unforgivable sin? Persons who with full knowledge deliberately oppose God and Christ, hide the truth and propagate falsehoods make themselves guilty of sinning against God’s spirit—a sin that cannot be forgiven. This is what certain Pharisees did in the days of Jesus’ earthly ministry. They were eyewitnesses of the miracles and powerful works of God’s spirit operating through Jesus Christ. But they refused to glorify Jehovah God. For selfish reasons, they attributed to Satan the work of God through Christ. In this way they sinned against God’s spirit.—Matt. 12:24-32.

Answer 16

In short, it can be anything some theists don't like to hear. Historically, it has always been about voicing opinions contrary to the current religious establishment.

Blasphemy, as a criminal offense, means that some people don't trust their god to punish the 'offender' but instead want to see punishment dished out right here, right now. They also don't trust their god to decide himself what is offensive and what isn't, but take it upon themselves to be offended and claim it offends god.