Blasphemy IS punishable under EU Arrest Warrant/Irelands Blasphemy Law

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The preface of the peition reads as follows:

To: Irish Government
On the 23rd of July 2009 the president of Ireland, Mary McAleese, signed a new Defamation Act into law. It includes a law against 'blasphemy causing outrage'. The maximum fine is 25,000 euro.

This law amends one which was found in 1999 to be too vague to be enforced 'in accordance with the law'. The new specification seeks to make blasphemy punishable again.

This petition is for the repeal of the law against blasphemy in Ireland, in line with the view taken by the holy see and the Irish government in international bodies such as the UN (Irish Times, May 2009).

Both the holy see, represented by Msgr Silvano Marie Tomasi, and Irish government at the UN hold that the proper legislation to address such issues is human rights and equality law, not laws against blasphemy. We hold, along with the a fore mentioned bodies that the blasphemy law is essentially anachronistic; surplus to requirement at best and a danger to constitutionally protected free speech at worst.

Because there is a provision for a blasphemy law in the Irish constitution a referendum may be required to if the Irish people are to repeal this law.

This repeal should be carried out by national referendum if necessary at a suitable time .

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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Also, on October 19th there will be a debate on "The Catholic church is a force for good in the world"
The details are as follows. Updates will be posted as they come in -


Methodist Central Hall Westminster, London.
October 19, 2009, London.

Debate: The Catholic church is a force for good in the world

Event Information:
Can anything good really be said of an institution that has such a warped attitude to sex that it tries to stop the world from wearing a condom, is bitterly opposed to gays leading a fulfilled life and regards women as unworthy of officiating in its rituals? That's the standard line of attack by detractors of the Catholic Church (Hitchens and lesser Fry). But who ya gonna call when it comes to finding a good school for your children, when it comes to standing up for the oppressed, when it comes to giving material and spiritual succour to the wretched of the earth?

Speakers for the motion:
Rt Hon Anne Widdecombe MP Conservative MP and Catholic convert.

Archbishop John Onaiyekan Roman Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria.


Speakers against the motion:

Christopher Hitchens Writer, broadcaster and polemicist, author of the bestselling book "God is not Great".

Stephen Fry Actor, author, comedian and television presenter.

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[1rishShaman]

Faith without evidence is bullshit and for the naive.

"Don't think words can't be as harmful" - I agree, such as the threat of rape, death, racism.

In regards to someones beliefs, thats just tough shit.

I don't get myself butthurt when people have opposite opinions to my own "life-shaping foundation" as you call it (although I find and research the evidence behind my beliefs). Believing that people should be silenced or "dealt with" for an opinion is similar to verbal dictatorship.

[neverfearchrisishere]

@SmokiSounds If God didn't want people like his own priests to go around fucking kids - then perhaps he should of mentioned that AT ALL.. EVER.. In his LONG LONG book, FULL OF LAWS...

you know, maybe say :2nd commandment, don;t fuck kiddies..

rather than use the 1st 2 to tell his followers to worship him.

His silence implies:

God is Pro Child Rape.

[Astrolutra]

@neverfearchrisishere Well we really are fucked now are we, whens the time I get to say,

"I dont want to live in this country anymore,", seams appropriate.

[neverfearchrisishere]

@Astrolutra It's specifically required by the constitution...

[Astrolutra]

Isn't the blasphemy law unconstitutional?

[ChainsawGutsFuck]

@xTheuglytruthx That's just inflammatory and normal people "should" punish that sort of insult, blasphemy or not

[xTheuglytruthx]

Get rid of all churches and there influence and none of this would be happening. hows this for blasphemy? Jesus was a lowly cabin boy that loved the rod deep in his ass...plus he didn't exist!

So sue me!

[dkthg]

Religion is INSANITY and this is further proof.

[Bourtini]

@SmokiSounds Blasphemy laws are ludicrous, how does one go about getting offended by a person calling their sky daddy a malevolent, irrational, bipolar, imaginary being? Why not penalize all critics if you're going to penalize blasphemy? That's rape, SmokiSounds, not the other way around. Try going to prison for saying dinner sucked or the actor in a movie gave a poor performance, it is irrational and cruel to punish someone for voicing an opinion or fact. Religion is bunk, deal with it!

[mike112769]

@RawSwedishMeatball He should not believe in god, because god doesn't exist. Why not believe in unicorns and fairies? Same amount of proof.

[WirlWind494]

@SmokiSounds Good thing you're not a lawmaker in my country.

God is a fucktarded murderer who encourages rape and probably touched children.

Yay, free speech!