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By: Blasphemy in Ireland – living up to the sterotype « The Cock Bucket

Blasphemy in Ireland – living up to the sterotype « The Cock Bucket — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:30:57 +0000

[...] goes further, explaining that “publicly making a claim about Jesus which is later proven to be untrue could land you in trou…. Oh crap. So a bunch of fairy stories with no evidence are presumed to be true? How the fuck does [...]

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:10:39 +0000

As the Jesus of the Bible probably didn`t even exist, or, if he did was a shadowy figure around whom all the myths of the Gospels were constructed, just how is anybody going to be able to “prove” that a statement about this mythical figure is true or not? And I sincerely hope that no publishers will be “apologizing” for anything that they publish about Jesus, the Bible, Mohammed, the Koran and all the other religious claptrap that infests society!

By: Daniel Grosvenor

Daniel Grosvenor — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:27:42 +0000

Precisely. The very concept of ‘blasphemous libel’ is absurd, and – much like the Bible – is going to be vague and confusing to all but the “experts” who are able to make it fit their agenda.

By: Winthorpe

Winthorpe — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:18:21 +0000

How can a claim about Jesus be “later proven to be untrue” what? like.. after I’m dead? Or?… (like) after his or (your?) reanimation…..

By: Daniel Grosvenor

Daniel Grosvenor — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:09:05 +0000

“This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves”

- Robert Green Ingersoll 1833-1899

By: Stonyground

Stonyground — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:04:49 +0000

Truth does not need to be protected by the law and the threat of sanctions, only lies do.

All religion is poisonous drivel and most of it is demonstrably untrue. If that was not a statement of fact, the religious would not need a law to prevent people pointing it out, they would be perfectly capable of refuting it.