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Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe

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Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe

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Officers are understood to be examining whether the British comedian committed a criminal offence under the Defamation Act when he appeared on RTE in 2015.

...Appearing on The Meaning of Life, hosted by Gay Byrne, in February 2015, Fry had been asked what he might say to God at the gates of heaven. Fry said: "How dare you create a world in which there is such misery? It's not our fault? It's not right. It's utterly, utterly evil. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain?" He went on to say that Greek gods "didn't present themselves as being all seeing, all wise, all beneficent", adding "the god who created this universe, if it was created by god, is quite clearly a maniac, an utter maniac, totally selfish".

...The viewer was not said to be offended himself but believed Fry's comments qualified as blasphemy under the law, which carries a maximum penalty of a fine of 25,000 euros (£22,000).

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39830447
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How in the heck can blasphemy still be labeled as a crime in this world? Especially in a nation like Ireland? The laws over there need to changes and perhaps a case like this might draw some attention to the problem.
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Chris OConnor wrote:How in the heck can blasphemy still be labeled as a crime in this world? Especially in a nation like Ireland? The laws over there need to changes and perhaps a case like this might draw some attention to the problem.
Sadly, blasphemy is a crime in many parts of the world.
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Oh, I know it is a crime but it should not be a crime.
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Dawkins' logic won out!
Gardaí have decided not to proceed with a blasphemy investigation against Stephen Fry after they failed to find a large group of people outraged by comments he made on an RTÉ show. Detectives spoke to the man who made the original report this evening and confirmed they will not be carrying out further enquiries. Independent.ie understands that detectives were unable to proceed with the investigation as there was no injured party.

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http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/st ... 92915.html
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Hallelujah!

Such great news!

Thanks LanDroid.
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Chris OConnor wrote:How in the heck can blasphemy still be labeled as a crime in this world? Especially in a nation like Ireland? The laws over there need to changes and perhaps a case like this might draw some attention to the problem.
You aint' seen nothing yet.

Canada is being stupid and so are others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... TdKxCz2FIQ

The above likely got Trump a few votes.

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