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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:16 AM Jul 2015

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Iceland strikes down blasphemy laws

BBC story here

From the article:

After the ruling, the party wrote on its blog (in Icelandic): "Iceland's parliament has now established the important message that freedom will not give in to bloody attacks."

The blasphemy law had been in place since 1940, and anyone found guilty could have been sentenced to a fine or three months in prison.

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Iceland strikes down blasphemy laws (Original Post) shenmue Jul 2015 OP

That piece of Icelandic Cod was good enough for Jehovah! GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #1

Good job and not at all surprising. cbayer Jul 2015 #2

I can now stand in the center of Reykjavík and freely proclaim... Silent3 Jul 2015 #3

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

1. That piece of Icelandic Cod was good enough for Jehovah!

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:45 AM

Jul 2015

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

2. Good job and not at all surprising.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 01:43 PM

Jul 2015

They are quite progress and I think this has probably just been a lame law on the books for a long time.

Silent3

(15,221 posts)

3. I can now stand in the center of Reykjavík and freely proclaim...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 08:10 AM

Jul 2015

...that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is NOT al dente.

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