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Major Nikon

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8. It's not evenhanded

Reply to Igel (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 09:34 AM

Jul 2019

It wouldn't even be "evenhanded" if someone were handed a fine for disparaging lack of religion. The lack of religion has virtually nothing to disparage. But that isn't the case. This law protects religion exclusively.

If religion has the freedom to promote itself, then likewise others must be free to criticize it. That's what evenhandedness looks like.

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Italian town introduces blasphemy law with 360 fines handed out to anyone who 'offends any faith... [View all] Soph0571 Jul 2019 OP

looks like a big money maker for that town rurallib Jul 2019 #1

We have a DUer who makes up his own blasphemy rules for the religion group Major Nikon Jul 2019 #2

At least it's evenhanded. Igel Jul 2019 #3

No it's not. trotsky Jul 2019 #5

How will they adjudicate the fact... uriel1972 Jul 2019 #6

I'm still astonished that someone who thinks they liberal can look at a blasphemy law and shrug. trotsky Jul 2019 #7

It's not evenhanded Major Nikon Jul 2019 #8

What about atheism? Cartoonist Jul 2019 #4