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Blasphemy law revival upsets the Dutch elite
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It'll be interesting to see where this goes. The Dutch are truly turning more conservative. That's good. I'm of Dutch anscestory and it's been fairly humiliating to admit that. Maybe they're going back to their roots.
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shouldn't they be more worried about getting two shots to the noggin by an Islamic extremist? speech ain't free kids, someone has to pay the piper.
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I'm surprised that "blasphemy laws" even exist in modern non-Islamic countries. I say non-Islamic because from what I understand, blasphemy laws are pretty common in Islamic countries.
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The weird thing is, I have watched van Gogh's film and it wasn't blasphemous in any real sense. It was one person questioning their god, trying to come to terms with the messages of their faith. It was perhaps a little simplistic, but not really blasphemous.
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Blasphemy laws exist in England, and theoretically in Australia, and possibly other countries, BUT they have not been prosecuted under since the early 20th century in Australia, and the 1970s in england. The problem is that in Australia, there is not a state religion, in fact to set up one would be unconstitutional, but in England it has to be blasphemy against the anglican church. It's kind of silly really.
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