The Middle East Times has a rundown of various anti-blasphemy laws in Europe. All such laws are a blatant violation of the right of free expression and thankfully they are rarely used.
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Thanks to Sandefur for sending me a link to this information.
Apparently, if you die for Allah, the bullets ripping through your body will feel like angels' kisses, and the first thing that happens when you pop into heaven is that a horny black-eyed virgin (or two! Or 72!) will jump your bones.
So, various factions at the United Nations have been pushing for anti-blasphemy motions — after all, we can't go around picking on weak ideas. But do you know who the UN thinks are fair game?
Really, you can't make this stuff up.
IIRC, there is an anti-blasphemy law still on the books in MA. I remember someone (Randi) wearing a T-shirt designed specifically to violate that law in order to challenge it. As I recall, he got no takers. ah, here it is.
BTW, I see Positive Liberty is back up. It was missed.
There are probably similar laws in many states, just as there are still state constitutions that require a religious test for office, but such laws are unconstitutional and no longer enforced. They just were never technically taken out.
I wouldn't trust that article too much. The bit on Britain is all over the shop. First, the blasphemy law covers Christianity in general, not just Anglicanism. Second, the incitement to religious hatred bill is still in Parliament.
You gotta love it. The Muslim religous leaders think that they need protection from the state for their religion which really shows how little value it has. Doesn't seem to matter where in the world it is there is clearly a need to keep the church and state separate.