Comments on: Anti-Blasphemy Law — Ireland Consumed by Politically Correct Insanity

By: catriona

catriona — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:16:29 +0000

Hi gave me such a laugh on a dark evening when I thought there was no smile !thank you I had many happy days in Limerick in 1970's

By: Barbara10

Barbara10 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:24 +0000

I will be planting my own on that lot. ,

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:31:51 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I think that nobody could really be that stupid as to pass a law like this for the reasons some of us assume. They may be thick, they may be fucking our country up worse every day, but they are cunning, no doubt about it.

Maybe it's not about giving leave to the lunatics who won't hear a bad word said about their chosen delusion, but more about the Catholic church trying to ensure that it's the dominant religion. i.e this law will pretty much guarantee no 5 a.m calls over the loudspeakers to Mecca in Limerick City for example, since by definition it would be an insult to the religious beliefs of most of the populace. It could also pave the way to get rid of those bloody Jehovas calling to the door.

So maybe it's more like a nuclear age cold war type of law – all sides have the means to obliterate the other, but won't dare in case of retaliation….maybe, just maybe, this law will actually keep organised religion in check and give society a chance….

By: Noel Allen

Noel Allen — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:31:30 +0000

How could we mere peasants argue with such perfect leaders! Of course its right to pass such a bill. After all were we not wrong about the nice treaty, the abortion referendum and of course the lisbon treaty. democracy the Irish way one man two votes…. So shut up and listen to our great dictators, the powerful men that accomplished in two years what the great british empire could not do in 850 years. bring us to our knees. humiliate us and ignore the calls for them to fuck right off!!! Im dyslexic and my god is a black labrador. I`ll light a candle for you mr aherne you brother of a tree dweller…

By: Darragh

Darragh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:10:54 +0000

Years of trying to convince people worldwide that we're the backward idiots a certain former colonial power used to tell everyone we were and the assholes in Government reverse it all with the dumbest bit of legislation I've ever seen come out of the government. I've been reading comments on this story from various international newspapers online and everything is backward this and that. And nobody wants bloody legislation.

Unbelievable.

By: Sula Man

Sula Man — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:03:28 +0000

You're fucking nicked mate….

By: Bock

Bock — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:45:46 +0000

Jesus latches on to the high cross but gets nailed by the centre-half.

By: Sula Man

Sula Man — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:42:24 +0000

Some people on the planet consider soccer to be a religion………..so it is possible that rugby wankbags will take a moment of pause before spouting the usual (very predictable) shite about soccer that could well be taken as blasphemy by followers of the beautiful game.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

By: Damien

Damien — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:50:22 +0000

"http://news.ie.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149235590"

A Swedish MP says he has lodged a complaint with the European Commission over Ireland's new blasphemy law.

Karl Sigfrid, a conservative member of the Swedish Parliament, says he is concerned that Swedish citizens travelling in Ireland 'could be punished for merely expressing a view on a religion or religious symbol'.

Mr Sigfrid said it was bad legislation that could spread to other EU member states.

Writing in the EU Observer, the Swedish MP said the new law was inconsistent with human rights laws under existing EU treaties.

He said that defining blasphemy as speech that offends a substantial number of religious followers gives the churches the power to gradually expand the application of the law.

Mr Sigfrid said: 'A not too far-fetched guess is that statements threatening the power of religious leaders will awaken the strongest reactions and therefore be considered the most offensive ones, resulting in punishment by the state.'

He also said the new law contravened the European Convention on Human Rights.

By: Ouch!

Ouch! — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:58:21 +0000

Oisin has a fair point, and I can see where Sean O'Diuin is coming from, but is it not coincidence that such a bill comes out of the woodwork so close a time to the whole catholic paedophile kiddy bashing ring was made public hit the headlines?
I'd just love to know who actually came up with this one (actual names) and what uptight catholic order is he/she connected to?
Ant Bertie a member of Opus Dia or some other fecking secret society/order who's strives to uphold the catholic churches power over the country or at least keep it's feet in the door? Was this not the reason this whole thing was kept under control (as in the gagging orders on anyone involved and the fact the church need pay out only a pittance or why there is no going door to door and rounding up of all those twisted fucking priests/brothers/sisters who were involved and covered up what was going on for decades)?

And on what Osin stated above, I'd fecking love if every religion made use of this law and used it against every other and have it completely backfire on them all, if so I'd love to see that day.