In the News – Jan 8 to Jan 14
- Irish blasphemy law being used as a lever by Islamic countries
(news item in CathNews Asia, 13 Jan) - Irlanda, rappresentante Osce contro la legge sulla blasfemia
(news item in Il Velino, 13 Jan) - Blasphemy, an unjustified privilege
(opinion piece by Ophelia Benson in the Guardian, 11 Jan) - Let the Blaspheming Begin!
(opinion piece by Tommi Avicolli-Mecca in Beyond Chron, San Francisco, 11 Jan) - Thank God for giving the rest of the world something to laugh at
(radio review by Eithne Tynan in the Sunday Tribune, 10 Jan) - Gott hat immer recht
(news item in Sued Deutsche, 10 Jan) - In God We Don’t Trust, the Irish atheists say
(opinion piece by Andy Dabilis in New Europe, 10 Jan) - ‘Aye, those be slighting words against the Lord:’ Ireland’s blasphemy law
(opinion piece by Stephen Marche in National Post Canada, 9 Jan) - Views on Ireland’s controversial new blasphemy law (highlights)
(series of opinion pieces in Washington Post, 8 Jan) - Views on Ireland’s controversial new blasphemy law (full version)
(series of opinion pieces in Washington Post, 4-11 Jan)
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The only reason why religions try to bring in Blasphemy laws is because they can’t use science, historical fact, logic, sense or reason to defend their pathetic bigotry, lies, beliefs and indoctrination, so they try to gag educated people who speak the truth against them!
If you hear voices in your head or believe in any of the nonsense and vile bigotry spoken by Christianity, Islam, Judism and other religions, see a shrink! If you believe in virgin births, people walking on water, invisible beings watching you and burning you after death if you’ve been naughty or that you’ll go to some magical place with fairies and angels in after you die (especially if you kill us non-believers first), get a proper education and stop being so naive!
Irish politicians, of all people, should learn from history and PREVENT religious indoctrination, segregation and hatred… instead of defending it!
Please prosecute me Ireland, so I can stand in a public court and present the vast array of evidence against religion for all to see and hear! stevemento@hotmail.co.uk
This law is a joke. Just like any religion. It’s funny how all these boys clubs have such power. Amazing. Ban them all, every single religion. Or at least make it a law that if you insult a religion, you as a free thinking person will be afforded the same rights as those who in my eyes are empty cans, which as we all know, rattle the most. What a joke. The Irish government has yet again proved how useless they are. What’s next for Ireland? Sharia law? It’s coming, mark my words. It’s coming. I’m sorry did I offend you? Oh well, I’m offended by the outrageous acts of religions! It’s all a sickness. Darwin had it right.
What an utterly outrageous and embarassing law! Way to take a giant leep back…
So how are we doing at undoing this?
Any protests lined up?