You've been talking to one.
There is a balance between the rights of the individual and their responsibility to society. Where is the line? I wish it was so clear. It is negotiable. Society and the individual have to decide it.
Why can society and the individual decide that smoking weed is a crime, but at the same time blasphemy is a protected right?
A.J.;
You are indeed a rare one! :)
I think that society declares weed a crime because its primary intent is intoxication which leads to abuse and degradation of the individual. Personally, I don't think using pot should be criminal, but selling..especially to minors.. should be. And distribution of large quantities as well.
As for blasphemy, I can accept someone blaspheming as much as any other form of sin. Those who do it are gonna have to deal with it when the meet our maker.
Again, I don't draw the lines. If they are where I like them, great. If not, I will speak against them with a level of concern that is proportional to the difference between where I think the line should be and where it is.