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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"No idea should be free from scrutiny, criticism, debate."
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"I do not want any such medieval and ludicrous law as part of the rules that govern my country."
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"Whether you believe in God or not, for the sake of freedom of speech we must repel this Law. Let's not create an Ireland of '1984'....."
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"Travesty!"
"Political correctness has taken over the freedoms it was supposed to protect."
"No country should criminalise freedom of ideas or the freedom to offend with ideas alone."
"This law protects ideas, not people. It is an attack on our basic right to freedom of speech. Please repeal this ridiculous law as soon as possible."
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