Thread: Respect vs. Blasphemy

A new blasphemy law has just come into effect in Ireland. An atheist website is fighting it by flagrantly violating the new law. 25 Blasphemous Quotations « blog.atheist.ie The UN is being pushed to adopt the same type of laws internationally. In the UK teachers are refusing to teach the holocaust and the crusades in history classes for fear of legal reprisal. Although I'm rarely surprised by what religious fundamentalism will demand I must admit that I'm a little amazed it has gotten away with this much.

My question is this:
How far should respecting such demands go?
Let me define 'religion' in the poll as including, but not limited to any religion, religious practice or demand made by a religious group in the name of their doctrine.

Necessary Directive:
I expect all participants here will continue in the SRP tradition of ladylike and gentlemanly discourse even where members disagree completely with one another, but it is good practice that we should all be reminded nonetheless.

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