Repeal Blasphemy Law
On the 23rd of July 2009 the president of Ireland, Mary McAleese, signed a new Defamation Act into law. It includes a law against 'blasphemy causing outrage'. The maximum fine is 100,000 euro.This law... continue reading »
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"Religious views are what we inherit from others, Surely though,it is up to the individual, whether or not this is a credible path to follow. If a person should disagree with inherent beliefs they should not be stifled; the whole concept of this 'Law' is a"
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"Repeal this! It's an outrage, and brings Ireland back to the dark ages."
"This law even seems to go against the EU charter of human rights concerning freedom to express an opinion."
"just clutching at straws to protect their hides by pandering to the majority voters well nuts to that"
"wtf"
"thats just like my brother getting in trouble for telling me there is no tooth fairy, how much money was wasted on making that law????"
"This law makes a mockery of Ireland and takes us back to the bad old days when the church ruled everything in this country. It should be repealed asap."
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"It's a very sad day for Ireland. With a large number of the most intelligent scientists and other people believing that god does not exist we once again return to the time of Galileo where he was threatened to forget about his studies which he had proved "
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"It's 2010... wake up"
"Religion and christianity in particular is the cause of 90 percent of the problems in the world. To have no rights to speak out against this is disgraceful."
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"The social attitudes and behaviours of the citizens of this country should not become a playground where law is seen to make a fortune on profit from people's perceived misconduct"
"This law is rediculous and will allow for people to make frivilous blasphemy claims about anything they dont agree with"
"I hope the Dairy Market in Saudi was worth it Ministers.."
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"There's no arguing for this law. It's moronic and shameful."
"Disgraceful law, why should someone's view be closed to criticism or scrutiny, be they political or religious?"
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