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New Zealand to scrap blasphemy crime after Garda investigation
New Zealand plans to scrap the crime of blasphemy following calls for reform in response to a Garda investigation into British actor and comedian Stephen Fry. David Seymour, leader of ACT, a minor opposition party, who has instigated the move, said politicians of all stripes wanted to end what they saw as an archaic curb of freedom of speech. “New Zealanders cherish the fact that we have strong separation between church and state,” he told AFP.
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It baffles me that otherwise civilized countries still consider "blasphemy" a crime. If I, as a grown up, believe in Santa Claus, and you make fun of me, nothing happens. But if i make fun of someone for believing in an all-powerful imaginary friend in the sky, suddenly that's unacceptable and criminal. How do people even justify that?
Same here..And if there was a god and said god got poed at some smart mouthed human,said god would squish said human like an ant. Something that powerful would not need a human's help.