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Ireland's Blasphemy Law Goes Into Effect

Posted by Soulskill on from the joe-pesci-is-angry dept.

stereoroid writes "As of January 1, it is a crime in Ireland to commit Blasphemy. The law was changed in July 2009 to fill a gap in the Irish Constitution, which states that it is a crime but does not define what it is, an omission highlighted in a Supreme Court decision in 1999. To mark the occasion, Atheist Ireland published a list of 25 blasphemous quotations on the blasphemy.ie website, from such controversial figures as Bjork, Frank Zappa, Richard Dawkins, Randy Newman, and Pope Benedict XVI. (The last-mentioned was quoting a 14th Century Byzantine Emperor, but that's no excuse.)"

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  1. I can't blaspheme?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    God damn it!

  2. well god dammit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    jesus fucking christ you have got to be kidding me

    1. Re:well god dammit by dronkert · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes. Also, a google image search for "jesus fucking christ" is instructive.