The alarming call for the blasphemy law in Britain and threat to free speech.

[England my lionheart]

After this

Labour realised that no amount of alphabetical olympics could make it racism,still,today in parliament a call for blasphemy laws to be reinstated at PMQs,Labour MP Tariq Ali asked: ‘Will the Prime Minister commit to introducing measures to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the prophets of the Abrahamic religions?’.

Errrm no mention of Bhuddist , Hindus , Shinto etc , why is that?.

Starmer ‘Desecration is awful, and we are committed to tackling all forms of hatred and division, including Islamophobia.’

The Spectator
Desecration is, of course, a powerful emotion. It is a deeply engrained transgression that is a common feature of multiple times and cultures. Indeed, such is the visceral reaction to desecration that for many centuries there were laws on the British statute book banning people from denying the truth of Christianity.

The Spectator ,great article btw Why is a Labour MP calling for a blasphemy law?

Nothing is sacred,challenging questioning or criticising an idea is free speech and a precious right,agree?.

 

[Foxfyre]

After this

Labour realised that no amount of alphabetical olympics could make it racism,still,today in parliament a call for blasphemy laws to be reinstated at PMQs,Labour MP Tariq Ali asked: ‘Will the Prime Minister commit to introducing measures to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the prophets of the Abrahamic religions?’.

Errrm no mention of Bhuddist , Hindus , Shinto etc , why is that?.

Starmer ‘Desecration is awful, and we are committed to tackling all forms of hatred and division, including Islamophobia.’

The Spectator
Desecration is, of course, a powerful emotion. It is a deeply engrained transgression that is a common feature of multiple times and cultures. Indeed, such is the visceral reaction to desecration that for many centuries there were laws on the British statute book banning people from denying the truth of Christianity.

The Spectator ,great article btw Why is a Labour MP calling for a blasphemy law?

Nothing is sacred,challenging questioning or criticising an idea is free speech and a precious right,agree?.

England is a sovereign country that can make whatever laws it wants. I have no problem with ANY organization, include government entities, having rules against denigrating others with speech. I have a HUGE problem with ANY organization that allows denigration of Christians, Jews, or whatever but doesn't allow any negative adjectives or whatever applied to only Islam/Muslims. That is a rule you would expect in Iran or Afghanistan, not the U.K. or America.

 

[Altfish]

Blasphemy is a victimless crime

 

[Revoltingest]

England is a sovereign country that can make whatever laws it wants. I have no problem with ANY organization, include government entities, having rules against denigrating others with speech.

Including making it illegal to criticize a President,
congressmen, cops, etc, etc? It's a power that I
don't trust government with.

I have a HUGE problem with ANY organization that allows denigration of Christians, Jews, or whatever but doesn't allow any negative adjectives or whatever applied to only Islam/Muslims.

Where is that a problem?

 

[Viker]

Errrm no mention of Bhuddist , Hindus , Shinto etc , why is that?

".... to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and...."

He stated all religious texts. This would include my own (if published in the UK).

Personally, I am opposed to blasphemy laws.

 

[Foxfyre]

Including making it illegal to criticize a President,
congressmen, cops, etc, etc? It's a power that I
don't trust government with.

Where is that a problem?

Criticism is not in and of itself denigration. And it doesn't matter where there is a problem. My opinion stands as stated.