On Sat, 10 May 2008 12:36:04 -0700 (PDT), Webmanager_CritEst
wrote:
>Blasphemy laws are lifted
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>"Given that these laws protect only the tenets of the Christian
>Churches, they would appear to be plainly discriminatory."
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>But Edward Leigh, a Conservative MP, claimed their abolition would
>encourage more people to make fun of Christianity.
Well lets hope so !!!! altho' it does make a good job of that itself
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>Last night, Terry Sanderson, the president of the National Secular
>Society, said he was "thrilled" that Sir Ian McKellen, the actor, will
>read the poem in question, The Love That Dares to Speak its Name, at a
>party to celebrate the abolition of the laws next month.
That should be televised live . |