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2009-07-10 Europe
Ireland Outlaws Blasphemy
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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-07-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ]  Top

#1 Dats Stoopid.
Posted by newc">newc  2009-07-10 00:13||   2009-07-10 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Dats Stoopid.

Aieeee! Stone him!
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-07-10 01:01||   2009-07-10 01:01|| Front Page Top

#3 if he or she publishes or utters matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion,

Dollars to donuts, the first aggrieved parties under this law will be Muslims. And just when it seemed like Ireland was becoming a civilized country...
Posted by SteveS 2009-07-10 01:32||   2009-07-10 01:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Dollars to doughnuts this will be enforced in the manner of hate crime laws - completely unequally.

Critique of atheists, secular humanists, Muslims, and wiccans will be prosecuted, and critique of Christians will not.
Posted by no mo uro 2009-07-10 05:39||   2009-07-10 05:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Gross retrogressive stupidity.
Posted by Bulldog 2009-07-10 06:11||   2009-07-10 06:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Ireland didn't already have a blasphemy law? I'm actually kind of surprised.
Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H.  2009-07-10 09:32|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]  2009-07-10 09:32|| Front Page Top

#7 http://www.rr.com/news/news/article/rr/9002/8296869/Irish_Catholics_say_tree_stump_looks_like_Mary/2

I found it funny that the link above came out today as well.

Yes, this is a very stupid and bad law.
Posted by Andy Ulusoque aka Broadhead6 2009-07-10 10:15||   2009-07-10 10:15|| Front Page Top

#8 IMHO, although this legislation seems to be politically motivated (Muslims, atheists, etc.), I am appalled at this craven boot licking by the people of Ireland. My Irish father is spinning in his grave.
Posted by WolfDog 2009-07-10 10:42||   2009-07-10 10:42|| Front Page Top

#9 Listen: Jonah wasn't really swallowed by a whale. Catch me if you can.
Posted by Spike Gramp9390 2009-07-10 13:10||   2009-07-10 13:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Blasphemy is presuming to speak in God's name, and nothing else. Outraged citizens don't enter into it.
Posted by mojo 2009-07-10 13:14||   2009-07-10 13:14|| Front Page Top

#11 And since deities are pretty good at taking care of themselves, anti-blasphemy laws are kind of pointless.
Posted by mojo 2009-07-10 13:23||   2009-07-10 13:23|| Front Page Top

#12 I can see the Garda running out now to seize every copy of "Life of Brian".
Posted by Glusoling McCoy9454 2009-07-10 13:25||   2009-07-10 13:25|| Front Page Top

#13 I can see the Garda running out now to seize every copy of "Life of Brian".

What's that? Is it something we can stone people for?
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-07-10 14:00||   2009-07-10 14:00|| Front Page Top

#14 "I don't believe in idolatry. That would be the danger," he said.

As he bowed to the Cross Behind him, and motioned to the congregation to do the same.
Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-07-10 14:12||   2009-07-10 14:12|| Front Page Top

#15 Madre de dios! What a bunch of God damn idiots!
Posted by DMFD 2009-07-10 17:18||   2009-07-10 17:18|| Front Page Top

#16 Does this apply to the Church of the SubGenius?
Posted by Lagom 2009-07-10 17:37||   2009-07-10 17:37|| Front Page Top

#17 #16 Does this apply to the Church of the SubGenius? Posted by: Lagom

It must, Lagom - they're the ones that passed it.
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2009-07-10 18:01|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2009-07-10 18:01|| Front Page Top

#18 Let's see--what will Hindus think of Isaiah?
Posted by James">James  2009-07-10 21:30|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]  2009-07-10 21:30|| Front Page Top

#19 Wow, they just outlawed the Church of the Subgenious.

From the charter...

The Church Of The SubGenius is an order of Scoffers and Blasphemers, dedicated to Total Slack, delving into Mockery Science, Sadofuturistics, Megaphysics, Scatalography, Schizophreniatrics, Morealism, Sarcastrophy, Cynisacreligion, Apocolyptionomy, ESPectorationalism, Hypno-Pediatrics, Subliminalism, Satyriology, Disto-Utopianity, Sardonicology, Fascetiouism, Ridiculophagy, and Miscellatheistic Theology.
Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-10 22:33||   2009-07-10 22:33|| Front Page Top

#20 I think Ireland needs more slack.
Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-10 22:33||   2009-07-10 22:33|| Front Page Top

#21 Blasphemy seems to be a basic tenant of the Church of the Presumptuous Assumption SubGenius, so it is not really blasphemy but church doctrine.

QED,CIA,LSMFT
Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-07-10 23:01||   2009-07-10 23:01|| Front Page Top

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