Re: [OT] Britain poised to enact blasphemy laws?

On 2024-11-27 3:41 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:47:20 -0500, Rhino
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The Labour Party won the UK election very decisively in the election
this past July and has an overwhelming majority, meaning it could pass
pretty much any law it liked and the Opposition parties could not stop
it. A Labour MP has put forward a call for the Prime Minister to create
legislation that makes "desecration" against any of the three Abrahamic
religions - Islam, Christianity and Judaism - a crime.
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The BlackBeltBarrister points out that this proposed law could very well
become an anti-blasphemy law, severely limiting the freedom of speech
that Britons enjoy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y23o8wsie-c [17 minutes]

 I have no problem with that if it's PHYSICAL desecration which has
certainly happened in Canada - but draw a very stiff line in the sand
if "desecration" can be defined in verbal terms or worse yet online
postings
 

According to the video, which is hosted by a practicing lawyer, there is every possibility that the laws could be interpreted to punish much more than physical desecration.
Even punishing physical desecration needs to be tempered by some clear evidence of deliberate intent. I heard about one incident in a school where a kid with mental challenges INADVERENTLY dropped a Koran, causing it to slightly scuffed, and the Muslims issued death threats. I think the kid had to be pulled from school at least temporarily. If the people making the threats were ever identified let alone punished, I never heard about it.

Though to be sure why they would restrict such moves to ONLY those
three faiths is unclear.
 

Indeed. If I were Hindu, Buddhist or whatever, I'd be deeply concerned that my faith wasn't entitled to the same protection.

Let's be clear - I'm opposed to ANY legislation on this front - and
would impose EXTREMELY stiff terms on anybody committing a crime
supposedly justified by someone's vile action. I have no desire to see
someone burning a Bible or Koran - but anybody who commits violence in
response to that fully deserves to go to jail and have the key thrown
away.
 I further am disgusted with the things done on November 11th this year
both in Canada and the UK.

Turning Nov 11 into a day to commemorate dead Hamas "martyrs" was one of the most appalling things I've seen in a long time. The only reason to remember those people is as a cautionary tale about what sort of people should NEVER be in charge of a government or set policy.
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Rhino