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

The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:47:20 -0500, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>:

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.

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.

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

Oh for gawd's sake H.G., "desecration" isn't a property crime. An act of
desecration has been committed if, say, a Koran is placed or thrown on
the ground, even if the Koran's owner did it himself. It's any act that
might be seen as disrespectful by a follower of the religion.

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