Comments on: Springer blasphemy prosecution denied

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:31:14 +0000

Usually, I can find something sensible or worthwhile to add to a debate, but today is going to be an exception:

Fuck Stephen Green and all fuck all religious mentalfundalists. In fact, just fuck religion full stop, you fucking religious cunts. Stick your fairytales up your pompous arses, fuck off and don’t come back.

That’s my exact feeling at this point in time, and for once I’m just going to express exactly how I feel, rather than try to dress it up in polite language.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:28:09 +0000

Well, if he’s going to build up a war chest to appeal he has three more opportunities if he keeps losing at each stage: Court of Appeal, House of Lords and European Court of Human Rights. How each/any of those would decide remains to be seen but I’m broadly positive. As Christianity is both diminished in the UK and capable of holding its own anyway, I would be surprised if any of those courts feels it still needs special protection.

By: marvin

marvin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:05:39 +0000

“I’m really sympathetic to the freedom of speech argument. But..”

Classic.

By: T.Hall

T.Hall — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:54:09 +0000

Just watch the brown stuff hit the fan when someone insults Islam or some aspect of it – like feeding Mohammed to the pigs!!

By: Paul Sturdee

Paul Sturdee — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:13:17 +0000

If you visit the Christian Voice website they’re still asking for donations to their campaign fund -they must already have spent a great deal. The Legal Aid rules do no, so far as I’m aware, permit the use of public money to fund libel cases, and this case asserts ‘blasphemous libel’, so I think it’s unlikely public money is involved.
The amusing thing about all this is that the case itself has caused far more ridicule to be heaped upon the conceit and self-deceiving nature of dogmatic religiosity than Jerry Springer: The Opera ever achieved.

If you want to read more about why organised religions are incapable of restraining their more megalomaniac and insecure adherents visit PGSBooks.co.uk

Thank you for reading.

By: Scaryduck

Scaryduck — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:45:22 +0000

Anyone any idea how much this has cost Mr Green?

It’s cost rather more in terms of public money, I should imagine, something the Beeb’s not best pleased about.

By: Stuart W

Stuart W — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:13:29 +0000

The fact that it has even been dragged out this long – nearly three years – is beyond sanity. Why doesn’t Green just grow thicker skin or turn the other cheek, or is there no money and fame in that?

By: marc

marc — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:07:05 +0000

Good point Stuart – the horrid thought is that he might be getting it on Legal Aid. They seem keen to fund barmy causes and screw people with real problems.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:58:03 +0000

Anyone any idea how much this has cost Mr Green?

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:21:46 +0000

BTW here is the full judgement: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2007/2785.html