New Humanist Blog: Blasphemy law passed in Ireland
Posted by Margaret
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Wednesday, Jul 8, 2009
The Dil has just voted to make “blasphemous libel” a crime which carries a fine of up to €25,000, as part of the new Defamation Act.
Causing “outrage” will be a criminal offence.
It’s not that long since we scrapped the blasphemy law this side of the Irish Sea.
Wonder what would happen if Ireland’s freethinkers blasphemed en masse?