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Blasphemy in Ireland

BBC
Posted: January 1, 2010.
Published: January 2, 2010.

Print: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8437460.stm

An atheist group in the Irish Republic has defied a new blasphemy law by publishing a series of anti-religious quotations on its website. Atheist Ireland says it will fight any action taken against it in court. The quotations include the words of writers such as Mark Twain and Salman Rushdie, but also Jesus Christ, the Prophet Muhammad and Pope Benedict XVI.

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Ridiculous that Ireland has a law like this on the books. They should know better.

posted on January 4, 2010
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