tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694400362120888303.post5747459533323569134..comments2024-02-22T19:52:27.939+00:00Comments on The bad old days will end: If God existed it would be necessary to abolish him. Mikhail Bakunin.rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08557920166206674182noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694400362120888303.post-264805223233296022015-01-13T12:40:49.734+00:002015-01-13T12:40:49.734+00:00Phew, and I thought only Islamic objections to bl...Phew, and I thought only Islamic objections to blasphemy would be criticised. Less than a week after the Charlie Hebdo killings comes the revelations that there are bigoted Christians who object to blasphemy. So the moslems ain't that bad after all.<br /> After seeing the discussion on the Class War FB page which denounced a couple of Britain First bozos for not removing their shoes in a mosque I expected an attack on Christian bigots. Just to balance things.<br />Blasphemy laws, even when supported by anarchists and the left, are the last resort of bigots. But worse, and here the left have to be called out, are current laws against offence. Endorsed by all EU countries and though vague and indeed subjective, can be used to support any witch hunt from the left or right, and objections to giving offence is the undercurrent of leftish commentators who condemn the killings of the French satirists BUT...do not believe free speech should allow the right to offend. <br />Dr Llareggubnoreply@blogger.com