Bill granting rabbis immunity for incitement charges shot down

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From Haaretz:

The bill would have shielded rabbis from criminal responsibility for published works or for both written and oral opinions on their published works.

The ministerial committee on legislation yesterday unanimously voted down a bill that would grant rabbis immunity to prosecution for incitement based on their published opinions on religious matters.

The bill would have shielded rabbis from criminal responsibility for published works or for both written and oral opinions on their published works.

In other words, rabbis would be safe from any legal action in connection with any such publication "involving the Torah."

The bill follows such recent publications as "Torat Hamelech" (The King's Torah ) by Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira, which discusses Jewish law in terms of permitting the killing of non-Jews.

Much more at the link! Bills like this are despicable and it's a very good sign that it was shot down. This bill benefits no one except extremists. My question, though- when was the last time an American Christian preacher was successfully targeted for legal action based on their proclamations? Does anyone know off the top of their head?

PB