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 »
"As an American of Irish descent, I am appalled at this law and would fight against it or any law that attempted to curtail free speech!"
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"this is insane, We live in a modern society"
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"this law shows me that the people need to get together and bring an end to the PC age."
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"Blasphemy is part of free speech."
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"they strip us of our material wealth now they want to take our freedom to speak, what next our right to vote?"
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"Censorship sucks balls"
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"I hope this ridiculous law is abolished as soon as possible. Ireland must resist becoming a theocracy!"
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"This law should have no place in western democracy"
"I believe that this law will serve only to foster dissension and intolerence, rather than the opposite. And rather than simply repealing the law, we should be lobbying for the Constitution to be amended. The introduction of this law is simply easier for t"
"religion belongs to childhood along with all the other fairy stories its time to grow up"
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"Is the purpose of this law so that priests can avoid prosecution and claim blasphemy when accused of child abuse?"
