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Ireland Criminalizes Blasphemy
An anonymous reader writes "Another European country clamps down on free speech. From the article: 'It does seem bizarre that, in 2009, a modern European nation would seek to shield religious belief from criticism — yet that is what is happening in Ireland right now. In repealing the 1961 Defamation Act, the Irish government sought to expunge the worst excesses of Ireland's draconian laws restricting free speech, but in the process it has ended up making offending religious belief a criminal offence. Aside from a 25,000 fine (reduced from the 100,000 originally sought by the government), the new Defamation Act gives the authorities the power to stage raids on publishers: the courts may now issue a warrant authorising the police to enter, using "reasonable force," premises where they have grounds for believing there are copies of "blasphemous statements."'"
the Irish inquisition!
OH MY GOD! oh crap, I'm going to jail.
Who stole my key?
I feel sorry for all Irish black metal bands and for those in Ireland that would expect Cradle of Filth to play there...
Fuck God!
...and receive a divine orgasm. Amen.
More like Father Ted. You know that Ireland isn't part of the UK, right?
which is totally what she said
. . . The Irish Inquisition . . . ?
"Our two main weapons are a pint of Guinness, a shot of Jameson and a Shillelagh . . . "
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
Some commentators have sought to portray the blasphemy law as the desperate move of an unpopular ruling party, Fianna FÃil ...
(emphasis added) The Failbus pulled up, and Ireland's ruling party hopped right on in a literal English interpretation of their name.
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I'm of Irish ancestry. I've been to Ireland. Stopping blasphemy would require shuttering the Guinness plant and every bar in Ireland, and believe me, that will cause a LOT more swearing!
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"my diety, the Flying Spaghetti Monster"
I wish it were possible to mod something +5 Unintentionally Funny.
"When god cums, everything goes!"
I like my gods like I like my governments, non-sentient and bloodthirsty, with lots of terror driven followers.
That's why I vote a straight Cthulhu ticket. That means voting for either Republicans or Democrats. After all, why pick the lesser of two evils?
Naw, don't be fucking religion, it'll give ya a nasty rash.
Well YOU might be happy with letting global Troll populations starve to death, but I actually care about the genetic diversity of our planet. We might not be able to prevent a large-scale die-off, but at least we can preserve enough specimens to start breeding programs in a handful of zoos.
I'm a militant agnostic: I don't know, and you don't know either!
Scientists point out problems, engineers fix them
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We might not be able to prevent a large-scale die-off, but at least we can preserve enough specimens to start breeding programs in a handful of zoos.
If you want to save the Trolls you'll have to do that anyway, since they are rarely if ever known to breed in the wild.
The enemies of Democracy are
It will be amusing to watch the Irish Gov't try to enforce this. They might have to ban statements by recent U.S. officials. Following the 9/11 attack, the Department of Defense designated the military response as Operation Infinite Justice. Surely that concept is blasphemous to Christians, Jews, Muslims, and people of many other faiths. I'm an agnostic, and I called it blasphemous.
Don't mess with The Phone Company. Piss them off and you'll be using two tin cans and a piece of string.
Amen. As an academic exercise, if I was satan and I wanted to undermine christianity, I wouldn't remove another millimeter from britney's neckline, I'd encourage those guys. The hellfire and damnation preachers. The gay-bashing uptight holier-than-thou proclamation-shouting judgemental weasels who popularised this law. They're human beings and I love them and forgive them, but they have to stop. They are damaging christianity and turning millions of people away from God.
Think of the typical slashdotter's attitude towards us. That exists because of these guys, because of the media, because of the angry internet atheists. I guess it's like my opinion of America. I have this vague idea of litigious fat assholes, but of course every american I've personally met is an awesome dude or dudette.
I am one of many. My idea is not unique, nor do I expect my voice alone to sway you. I speak in a chorus of opinion.