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 »
"Democracy...Yes. Theocracy...No."
"Mocking irrational thought should not be prosecuted but encouraged. If it brings one person to rational thinking the fine is worth it."
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"ireland is behind the times enough without adding such rubbish to law"
"I believe laws against blasphemy serve to hender progress in man's understanding of the world."
"don't bring us back to the dark ages"
"There's no place for laws such as this in our modern, secular society."
"I should be able to speak my mind about religions just like I do about anything else such as I do with politics, sports or whatever."
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"This is ridiculous!"
"The imposition of censorship on the public voice is deplorable in its own right. The use of such censorship in the protection of tyranical theocracies is worth fighting against."
"Fascism will die."
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"Free speech"
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