Irish atheists challenge blasphemy law
An atheist group in the Irish Republic has defied a new blasphemy law by
publishing a series of anti-religious quotations on its website.
Atheist Ireland says it will fight any action taken against it in court.
The quotations include the words of writers such as Mark Twain and
Salman Rushdie, but also Jesus Christ, the Prophet Muhammad and Pope
Benedict XVI.
The new law makes blasphemy a crime punishable by a fine of up to 25,000
euros (�22,000; $35,000).
The government says it is needed because the republic's 1937
constitution only gives Christians legal protection of their beliefs.
The new law was passed in July 2009 but came into force on 1 January.
Atheist Ireland responded by publishing 25 quotes it considers
anti-religious on its website.
The group said its aim is to have the law repealed and to attain a
secular Irish constitution.
Chairman Michael Nugent said it would challenge the blasphemy law
through the courts if it were charged, the London-based Guardian
newspaper reported.
"This new law is both silly and dangerous," he said. "It is silly
because medieval religious laws have no place in a modern secular
republic, where the criminal law should protect people and not ideas."
Atheist Ireland says it will hold a series of public meetings around the
country to launch its campaign.
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Note:
Yet more evidence, if any more were needed, that The End has come on
this generation.
Here's where it starts.
Who decides what is blasphemy?
If we have someone as crazy as V6, Randy (R) Young Ike and "Pastor" Dave
define "blasphemy," then the rest of Christianity is in trouble!
Next, the powers that be (EU) adopt this law, then impose it around the
world, THEN they change the punishment from a few thousand dollars to DEATH!
Rev 13 fulfilled before your eyes!
This generation will not pass away before all prophecy of the coming of
the Lord and end of the world are fulfilled.
--
Glenn
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"Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education."
Victor Hugo
.
They should challenge it and get primitive religion out of their
government! They are one of only two countries in Europe that lets
Catholicism affect their judiciary, and it is no coincidence they are
poorer than most Euro countries.
Breeder-scum. Any woman who has more than 2 babies is a SOW and should
be sterilized with a blowtorch.
Cursing the Holy Ghost while defecating in the beard of Christ,
Nyarlat Hotep
Church of Cthulhu
Chief Blasphemy Officer
The Communists shot the nuns and priests in every country they took,
and most of the Communist countries became the poorest the world has
ever seen. Would you like to explain that?
The Israeli family justice system is run by the rabbis. Let's hear
you fulminate over that one -- or will you remain silent and expose
your true agenda?
TCross
Sadly, sadly, sadly, it is a lie. Shooting all the priests and nuns is a
WONDERFUL IDEA. But it never happened. Witness all the live priests and
nuns in poor Cuba, uncleansed of these parasites. And poor China still
full of the blighters.
FUCK JESUS. FUCK MARY. I piss in your baptismal font. Oh foulest holy
trinity!
Defecating in the beard of Christ whilst wiping clean my buttocks with
the tongue of the holy ghost, I remain truly yours,
Nyarlat Hotep
Chief Blasphemy Officer
Church of Cthulhu
Buggerer of Catamite Christ
I don't like the Blasphemy Law, so I won't defend
that. But you're wrong that Ireland is poor.
You are very behind the times. The Irish economy
has been booming. They are one of the wealthiest
nations in Europe.
--
Emma
http://www.britsattheirbest.com/
http://www.royal.gov.uk/
That's rubbish. There are hardly any other religions
represented in Ireland.
I think it's purely designed to protect the Catholic
church. Very bad idea. Religions don't need
protection.
That's a different issue. State religion and blasphemy laws
are not the same. It's possible to have a state religion
and yet also have freedom of religion, including the freedom to
criticize the state religion.
<snipped>
> Chief Blasphemy Officer
> Church of Cthulhu
> Buggerer of Catamite Christ
Yeshua means salvation.
He is the only hope you have.
Pray.
Father, in the Name of Your precious Son, Yeshua, I ask that you send
light into the life of this child who needs your love and peace so
much.
Ruth
Hm. Does your doctor know about your ambitions to mass murder?
> But it never happened. Witness all the live priests and
> nuns in poor Cuba, uncleansed of these parasites.
So you have a small religious hatred problem. Such a surprise! And
do you hate rabbis, too?
> And poor China still
> full of the blighters.
Wrong.
> FUCK JESUS. FUCK MARY. I piss in your baptismal font. Oh foulest holy
> trinity!
Hm. How much does the Knesset pay you by the word?
TCross
No, that is the issue. I respond to the <joker>'s statement that,
"They should challenge it and get primitive religion out of their
government!"
Read the thread.
TCross
Babe
> Ruth
less
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OPEN a bible and *IT* will CLOSE your mind...
- AunÝie ChrisÝsÝain
- - Book Of Realizations©