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Be careful my fellow atheists, if you intend to ever visit Ireland be aware that your free speech rights will suddenly decrease as you cross into their borders. Many non-believers are obviously afraid of what might happen if they were to speak out. Irish Parliament passed a bill making blasphemy a crime, by just one vote, on July 10th (a reminder to us that every vote counts) and it is punishable by a 25,000 Euro fine, which amounts to about 35,000 USD.
However, this doesn’t just affect atheists, people of other religions can no longer criticize each other as well. Looks like free speech about religion is out, along with debate, expression of opinion, thoughts, etc. Police can now confiscate anything considered blasphemous, including books, dvds, music, etc.
These crimes are deemed so if they can potentially cause outrage. This is most definitely a step backwards in terms of basic rights that every person should have. It worries me that any present day country, that has not remained under such strict rule up to this point, would take such an awful step all in the name of protecting faith, not truth, reason or rights.
Not only does this issue make me think of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, but I’m also reminded of such movies as Equilibrium, where law mandates that people sedate themselves as to not cause conflict or arouse emotion.
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