Blasphemy laws are being repackaged around the world as prohibitions on 'hate speech.' Don't buy it - Los Angeles Times

Voters in Ireland last week removed the crime of blasphemy from that country’s constitution, a change that the minister of justice hailed as “another reflection of the strong public support for a modern, liberal constitution.”....
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