Comments on: Taking the rot out of a rotten bill http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2005/10/20/taking-the-rot-out-of-a-rotten-bill/ Watching. Pointing. Laughing. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GagWatch » Removing the rot? http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2005/10/20/taking-the-rot-out-of-a-rotten-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4323 GagWatch » Removing the rot? Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:39:43 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=266#comment-4323 [...] MediaWatchWatch has picked up this story from the BBC on the much maligned government proposals for new religious hatred laws. Comic actor Rowan Atkinson and former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey joined forces with a cross-party group of peers to propose new safeguards. [...] [...] MediaWatchWatch has picked up this story from the BBC on the much maligned government proposals for new religious hatred laws. Comic actor Rowan Atkinson and former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey joined forces with a cross-party group of peers to propose new safeguards. [...]

]]> By: G. Tingey http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2005/10/20/taking-the-rot-out-of-a-rotten-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4319 G. Tingey Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:02:26 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=266#comment-4319 Why not pass a one-line bill that says: "There is no such thing as blasphemy, and no offence of blasphemy exists." This would automatically supercede any preceding legislation. You COULD add a second line, repealing the present blasphemy law. Why not pass a one-line bill that says:
“There is no such thing as blasphemy, and no offence of blasphemy exists.”

This would automatically supercede any preceding legislation.
You COULD add a second line, repealing the present blasphemy law.

]]> By: marc http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2005/10/20/taking-the-rot-out-of-a-rotten-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4318 marc Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:43:10 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=266#comment-4318 "There should be a specific part of the bill saying the law should not restrict discussion, criticism of expressions of antipathy, dislike, ridicule, insult or abuse of particular religions or beliefs." Course not, they already have laws for that - as the poor guy wearing a tee-shirt in the last blog can attest to. I think I'll get one made carrying the words, "I hate god botherers!" and let's see them arrest me for that. “There should be a specific part of the bill saying the law should not restrict discussion, criticism of expressions of antipathy, dislike, ridicule, insult or abuse of particular religions or beliefs.”

Course not, they already have laws for that – as the poor guy wearing a tee-shirt in the last blog can attest to. I think I’ll get one made carrying the words, “I hate god botherers!” and let’s see them arrest me for that.

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