Are the Irish that Stupid – Blasphemy Law Passes

By now you will have heard that the absurd Irish Blasphemy law has passed.  Yes, instead of taking the blasphemy clause out of the constitution( like any modern democracy would) because it didn’t actually refer to a particular law, the Irish make one up and retro fit it. 

Sad to say, this is very Irish. 

The church must be rolling on the floor with this one.  They got out of paying adequate compensation for aiding and abetting child abuse and now there is a law that could have a chilling effect on criticism of them. 

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern is responsible for proposing it but there were two houses of Parliament that passed into law. 

As to be expected those who would be most effected by this law are already testing it.  Ian Doherty of the Independent writes a entertaining piece on the virgin Mary appearing  in a tree,  but deposits this little gem.

So, we’re now officially the most religiously deranged country in the civilised world.

Now that blasphemous libel has been introduced to the statue books, it will be a crime to have a pop at religions.

So, here we go — Catholicism is a cannibal cult which eats its leader, Jews who believe that God wants them to settle in the Holy Land are deranged lunatics, Muslims who wants to install Islamic law are nothing but fascist terrorists and Scientologists are nothing but a bunch of brainwashed weirdos who have been suckered by the malicious rantings of a failed science-fiction writer.

Alright lads, I’ll see you in court.  [read more]

 

There’s been support from further afield as well with Richard Dawkins chipping in a comment in The Irish times

On a more cheerful note Local Atheists have been getting organised with Atheist Ireland holding its 2nd AGM – a speech delivered by Atheist Irish Senator Ivana Bacik follows:

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