Comments on: Facebook Deletes Blasphemy Day Group

By: tony

tony — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:38:17 +0000

Has Dermot Ahern not got better things to be doing than bowing down to these minority of liberal pc gob shites , the country is in a mess so do something constructive with your time and our money

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:59:09 +0000

Dermot Ahern has made a defence of his actions in today's Irish Times. While I am not entirely convinced I think he may have a point in this case, given that he is running defamation /libel /whatever legislation through the Oireachtas and that there is a Supreme Court overhang in this case.

I don't think a referendum on abolishing the blasphemy provision in the constitution would be the best use of resources at this time. I would support it over the medium term.

That still leaves the problem of the interim. I'll have to read up a bit more.

If he is obliged to pass legislation now, there is always the possibility of imposing insignificant penalties, though that could be seen as unconstitutional.

I will be constructively meditating on this over the weekend.

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:50:24 +0000

@Bock

I'm still getting the Facebook page from the original address (via Mozilla & after cleaning my cache). If nothing is coming up for you try pressing the reload/refresh button on the browser.

There are now 4 comments there since I first looked at it, the latest 8 hours ago.

By: HisGirlFriday

HisGirlFriday — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:34:36 +0000

The whole PC crowd is offensive in their own 'wearing their feelings on their sleeve' and telling us what we should be thinking, let alone saying.

On another note, perhaps this would be an occasion to share what a wise guru once told me on how to walk a peaceful path:
'Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or hump it, pee on it and walk away'.
;)

By: ronwan

ronwan — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:47:34 +0000

Why not put a blasphemy levy on it instead? Like a swear jar but bigger

By: Doctor Orgasm

Doctor Orgasm — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:52:48 +0000

Count me in.

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:40:02 +0000

I'm not advocating action against anyone. I'm suggesting that if people think religion is lunacy, they might go out and say so, in whatever way they like, including offending the over-sensitive.

By: Spaghetti Hoop

Spaghetti Hoop — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:21:38 +0000

While I admire your quick reaction, Bock, I think it would have been more strategic to protest FOR the case of atheists, agnostics and religious liberals and not AGAINST the faithful of a certain creed. Most of us enjoy free speech and can handle a debate one-to-one. And thus hate the Nanny State for now controlling that right. Your citement on FB, however was encouraging a hit against people that have a choice to follow a religion, not the ones that asked us to shut up about the subject.

Remember the Drink, Politics, Religion gagging culture we endured a few decades ago? FF want us back there. It's to be fought, yes – but not at the expense of those that have a right to practice a way of life.

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:36:41 +0000

I'm still on for the occasion.

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