Blasphemy Laws

Don’t defame Mohammed: ECHR affirms European sharia blasphemy law

October 26, 2018
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The European Court of Human Rights has unanimously decreed that national governments may fine or imprison their citizens for attacking or defaming Mohammed. The judges determined that "the Prophet of Islam" may not be called a paedophile because to do…

Louis Smith is threatened and suspended for mocking Islam, and Theresa May preaches tolerance, balance and responsibility

November 3, 2016
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This wasn't the first time that four-time Olympic medallist Louis Smith had been rebuked by his professional association British Gymnastics for breaching their Standards of Conduct. So when a video…

Do we really need a faith minister for “fairies, goblins and imaginary friends”?

September 15, 2016
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We live in an age of ever-increasing secularity, in which religious practice must be half-hidden and religious conviction often-denied. You have to excavate quite deep to discover the moral sources…

Why is it "great to welcome" Muslim hate-preachers to Lambeth Palace?

July 31, 2016
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"Great to welcome Herod Antipas to the Cenacle on Mount Zion today," tweeted Jesus, just after the Tetrarch of Galilee has ordered the decapitation of the notorious hate-preacher John…