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	<title>Comments on: Irish Senator Defends New Blasphemy Law</title>
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		<title>By: cearta.ie » Oh no, it&#8217;s yet another post about blasphemy; oh yes, it is</title>
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		<dc:creator>cearta.ie » Oh no, it&#8217;s yet another post about blasphemy; oh yes, it is</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Correspondent of the Irish Times. During this two-month period, the only government politician to defend the offence was Senator Jim [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Ah Jaysus!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ah Jaysus!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Was having a chat with my barber while getting a chop there the other day...

I said that if someone was to be fined/charged with blasphemy in court, wouldn&#039;t the court have to then prove --first-- that god exists?
I mean, &quot;ya know&quot; (hehe), wouldn&#039;t you have to put god on trial in order to prove that said protagonist was infringing on something that in-fact exists. I know that the belief &quot;inside&quot; some people does in-fact exist, but when it comes to fines, jail-time or criminal records i believe the time for being considerate towards other peoples beliefs, stops.

But the barber made a very good point; &quot;don&#039;t you have to put your hand on the bible and swear to god at the beginning of a trial?&quot;.

&quot;YOU SLY BASTARDS!&quot; i thought. For this reason alone, could &quot;putting god on trial&quot; so to speak, become negated because you yourself swore on the bible?

[BTW, keep it up! I heard you on the radio and i have to say, all this is AN ABSOLUTE JOKE!]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Was having a chat with my barber while getting a chop there the other day&#8230;</p>
<p>I said that if someone was to be fined/charged with blasphemy in court, wouldn&#8217;t the court have to then prove &#8211;first&#8211; that god exists?<br />
I mean, &#8220;ya know&#8221; (hehe), wouldn&#8217;t you have to put god on trial in order to prove that said protagonist was infringing on something that in-fact exists. I know that the belief &#8220;inside&#8221; some people does in-fact exist, but when it comes to fines, jail-time or criminal records i believe the time for being considerate towards other peoples beliefs, stops.</p>
<p>But the barber made a very good point; &#8220;don&#8217;t you have to put your hand on the bible and swear to god at the beginning of a trial?&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;YOU SLY BASTARDS!&#8221; i thought. For this reason alone, could &#8220;putting god on trial&#8221; so to speak, become negated because you yourself swore on the bible?</p>
<p>[BTW, keep it up! I heard you on the radio and i have to say, all this is AN ABSOLUTE JOKE!]</p>
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		<title>By: Peer Spektive</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peer Spektive</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>God help the Irish! I wanted to go on holiday to Irland this year - now I think it over. Will I, a 	self-confessed satanist get burned? That&#039;s no good prospect...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God help the Irish! I wanted to go on holiday to Irland this year &#8211; now I think it over. Will I, a 	self-confessed satanist get burned? That&#8217;s no good prospect&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Chas</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2680</link>
		<dc:creator>Chas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where can I commit this victimless crime, and to the fullest effect?

Gods can really suck sometime, isn&#039;t it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where can I commit this victimless crime, and to the fullest effect?</p>
<p>Gods can really suck sometime, isn&#8217;t it?</p>
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		<title>By: Pete</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2678</link>
		<dc:creator>Pete</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All this is about is politicians buying their place in heaven at taxpayers expense, not unlike Australian PM Kevin Rudd granting $45m to the Catholic church to hold an international seminar in Oz, whilst at the same time denying secularists any money for their international gathering in Melbourne

How long will taxpayers have to go on subsidising the stairway to heaven for weak minded politicians.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All this is about is politicians buying their place in heaven at taxpayers expense, not unlike Australian PM Kevin Rudd granting $45m to the Catholic church to hold an international seminar in Oz, whilst at the same time denying secularists any money for their international gathering in Melbourne</p>
<p>How long will taxpayers have to go on subsidising the stairway to heaven for weak minded politicians.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Mackenzie Ross</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2677</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul Mackenzie Ross</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That one word, Michael, totally sums it up - Anachronistic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That one word, Michael, totally sums it up &#8211; Anachronistic.</p>
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		<title>By: mark</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2676</link>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>how can a fairy tale be part of any goverment issue,they might as well add haensel and gretel.

&quot;It arbitrarily excludes what it describes as “cults” whose primary aim is to make profit or who employ oppressive psychological techniques.&quot;
where is the diffrence to any religion?
it´s all about the money and power over people.
in fact,&quot;psychological techniques&quot; are a core part of any religion.
this law is just one thing,plain bullshit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how can a fairy tale be part of any goverment issue,they might as well add haensel and gretel.</p>
<p>&#8220;It arbitrarily excludes what it describes as “cults” whose primary aim is to make profit or who employ oppressive psychological techniques.&#8221;<br />
where is the diffrence to any religion?<br />
it´s all about the money and power over people.<br />
in fact,&#8221;psychological techniques&#8221; are a core part of any religion.<br />
this law is just one thing,plain bullshit.</p>
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		<title>By: Frank Eastwood</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2675</link>
		<dc:creator>Frank Eastwood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think he makes these statements without having really thought about what he is saying. This lack of clear thinking and critical analysis underscores his  own poor education. This fellows utterances point to being taught in a religious school and  uttering ideas as though asleep.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think he makes these statements without having really thought about what he is saying. This lack of clear thinking and critical analysis underscores his  own poor education. This fellows utterances point to being taught in a religious school and  uttering ideas as though asleep.</p>
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		<title>By: steve white</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2673</link>
		<dc:creator>steve white</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>be interestingto know the last time the incitement to hatred act has been used here</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>be interestingto know the last time the incitement to hatred act has been used here</p>
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		<title>By: Brian McGee</title>
		<link>http://blasphemy.ie/2010/01/11/irish-senator-defends-new-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2672</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian McGee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think Mr Walsh, you know, has missed the, you know, missed the point entirely.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Mr Walsh, you know, has missed the, you know, missed the point entirely.</p>
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