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 »
"I'm the president's nephew, but cannot in good conscience continue to lend my support to her when she allows this kind of danger to free speech, and protection of ideas rather than people to enter Irish law."
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"pathetic waste of time, i wonder how much it cost to get it all passed??"
"I'm a (relatively) devout Christian, but I'm of the opinion that this law is not in the best interest of the Irish people as a whole."
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"This law is a medieval and restrictive one. It is one that it totally against our freedom of speech and opinion."
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"come on has this really been taught true"
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"And incidentally, the Holy Spirit is a dog's arsehole."
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"Please don't be so willing to bend over to the dictates of the "religion" of warfare-islam."
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"this is wrong"
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"This law mocks our alleged freedom of speech"
