Comments on: Ireland: blasphemy law a backward step

By: OMGWTFBLASPHEMY! « Pterodactyl Prayer Circle

OMGWTFBLASPHEMY! « Pterodactyl Prayer Circle — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:45:40 +0000

[...] viewpoint under the guise of some anti-defamation bill. You can read more about it here from the Atheist Ireland [...]

By: E Mac

E Mac — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:33:02 +0000

This law is to protect anyone exposing Islam and nothing more, The Blasphemy law was for Christians only and has not been used for centuries and now that Islam has been allowed to invest our country the law is changed to cover muslims and their beliefs. Michael Nugent: you ar stating things like “kill slaves ” stone women ” are in the CHRISTIAN bible.. please show me your source and verses as there is NOTHING in my bible telling me to kill so please get your facts right when attacking Christians

By: D Hilliard

D Hilliard — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:45:15 +0000

Lets see if Athiest Ireland has the guts to say something truly blasphemous to Islam, or if they are just going to go about their usual job of targeting Christians.

By: DJ

DJ — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:46:25 +0000

“…the Christian Bible suggests that a woman should be stoned to death for not being a virgin on her wedding night.”

No, it doesn’t…the Christian Bible clearly states:
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone against her…”

BLASPHEMER!

Send my money to…
;-}

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:44:27 +0000

will A.I. have the guts to blaspheme islam or just go after Christianity again?

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:51:38 +0000

So far the rather extreme religious people with whom I’ve discussed this law have failed to appreciate the greatest irony: If Jesus or Mohammed were to visit Ireland they would likely be prosecuted for causing offence.

Well done Ahern. I can’t think why people used to consider us to be backwards, but this kind of legislation should help.

By: Anthony McIntyre

Anthony McIntyre — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:25:59 +0000

It is amazing that this type of law can be passed. Ireland should be the laughing stock of the secular world. Without the type of critical opposition being expresed by Atheist Ireland the health of reason risks being seriously affected by the virus of religion.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:16:05 +0000

So with this news law, will films such as Life of Brian be banned again? Or what about Dogma or even Father Ted. And what about the group Anonymous will they have trouble protesting the Cult known as $cientology?

And what if someone mocks the Pastafarian “religion” will that person need to be dragged before the courts as well?

People should be allowed to have their say on Religion whether it be good or bad without the fear of being prosecuted because they upset someone.

By: asilor1031

asilor1031 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:42:42 +0000

everyone, not just atheists, should oppose this law since everyone who expresses an opinion about anything religious is put at risk by it. If anyone at all is offended by what a person says it could become blasphemy under this law. This requires that it is not the words themselves that are criminal but that the words are criminalised by someone else’s reaction to them. This is ludicrous and untenable in law. Clearly it is time to amend the constitution.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:45:21 +0000

This seems like a form of extremist madness.In my view the doctrine of the organised religions has very questionable moral and ethical standards and much of it just doesn’t seem to be about goodness.The Catholic Church admits to having altered the Bible so on which Bible will this law be based? There are some 40 creation stories, many more credible than the Biblical version-why should we not give equal privilege to these religions? Many believe in a Supreme Being but are not attached to the organised religions, this looks like the beginning of a Govt.sponsored hate crime against this group, who may well be the electoral majority.