Comments on: Blasphemy in Europe news http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/06/01/blasphemy-in-europe-news/ Watching. Pointing. Laughing. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: barriejohn http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/06/01/blasphemy-in-europe-news/comment-page-1/#comment-179909 barriejohn Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:15:31 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=2034#comment-179909 Yes, as soon as you post a comment critical of Islam on these blogs some arrogant Mohammedan pops up and accuses us of "racism"! They have no idea what the term really means, and with their very thin skins I see nothing but trouble ahead there, I`m afraid!! Yes, as soon as you post a comment critical of Islam on these blogs some arrogant Mohammedan pops up and accuses us of “racism”! They have no idea what the term really means, and with their very thin skins I see nothing but trouble ahead there, I`m afraid!!

]]> By: Monitor http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/06/01/blasphemy-in-europe-news/comment-page-1/#comment-179907 Monitor Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=2034#comment-179907 You are right, Ophelia. Incitement to religious hatred laws are very problematic. I was perhaps putting an overly-optimistic spin on the news. You are right, Ophelia. Incitement to religious hatred laws are very problematic. I was perhaps putting an overly-optimistic spin on the news.

]]> By: Ophelia Benson http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/06/01/blasphemy-in-europe-news/comment-page-1/#comment-179906 Ophelia Benson Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:59:17 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=2034#comment-179906 Good up to a point, I would say the news is. The 'incitement to religious hatred' bit is not so good. I get that it is possible to use religion as a proxy for more gut-level kinds of other-hatred and group-hatred, but I also get that it's difficult if not impossible to craft laws against it without threatening the necessary freedom to criticize religion. In short there's too much overlap between a blasphemy law and an incitement to religious hatred law. Good up to a point, I would say the news is. The ‘incitement to religious hatred’ bit is not so good. I get that it is possible to use religion as a proxy for more gut-level kinds of other-hatred and group-hatred, but I also get that it’s difficult if not impossible to craft laws against it without threatening the necessary freedom to criticize religion. In short there’s too much overlap between a blasphemy law and an incitement to religious hatred law.

]]> By: Greg Phillips http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/06/01/blasphemy-in-europe-news/comment-page-1/#comment-179900 Greg Phillips Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:50:11 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=2034#comment-179900 Huzzah! One in the eye of Blasphemy from rationalists - is there any news on the Irish Blasphemy Law as yet? BTW The Dutch Law sounds like a complete non starter - everyone can be offended by anything it seems so not legislating and letting people get on with it insulted or not is the best way. Religion offends me on a daily basis and I am not sueing. Greg Huzzah!

One in the eye of Blasphemy from rationalists – is there any news on the Irish Blasphemy Law as yet?

BTW The Dutch Law sounds like a complete non starter – everyone can be offended by anything it seems so not legislating and letting people get on with it insulted or not is the best way. Religion offends me on a daily basis and I am not sueing.

Greg

]]> By: barriejohn http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/06/01/blasphemy-in-europe-news/comment-page-1/#comment-179898 barriejohn Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:19:34 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=2034#comment-179898 Wow! So much "good news" in one day? I can hardly cope! (However, being a natural-born sceptic, I`m still looking at the small print!!) Wow! So much “good news” in one day? I can hardly cope! (However, being a natural-born sceptic, I`m still looking at the small print!!)

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