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 »
"That piece of Halibut was good enough for Jehovah . . ."
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"There's no need to cover "publishing or uttering blasphemy against any religion" in a 21st century modern democracy's law. If it is not covered by jurisdiction on general insults it can't be pursued. Remove the Blasphemy section altogether. For sanity's s"
"There is no god! Thank you for not littering our thoughts with nonsense..."
"It embarresses me to be Irish when I think of this new law. Instead of moving forward and reinforcing our freedoms, we seem to be receding into the dark ages. It scares me to think that the majority of people in Ireland would want such a thing as an anti-"
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"Considering what religion has done to this country in recent times, do we really need another law to elevate it once again above the private individuals rights? What is happening to our freedom of speech?"
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"The law makes me embarassed to be Irish if im honest."
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