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Topic: UK: Bill to ban religious hate moves foreward
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Hephaestion
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posted 22 June 2005 09:17 AM
quote: (London) Controversial legislation that would outlaw inciting religious hatred survived an important vote in Britain's House of Commons on Tuesday night. After a second debate over the bill, a bid by the opposition to block the legislation lost by a vote of 303-246.It will now go to a legislative committee. If it passes without changes, the legislation will face a third and final debate and vote in the Commons. If it survives that, the bill will become law if approved by the House of Lords. The Racial and Religious Hatred Bill aims to extend a current law against inciting racial hatred to cover stirring up hatred against people due to their religion. The plans were first floated after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Ministers said the law would protect minorities from bias and target extremists who use religion to stir up tension. Opponents, who have already forced the government to drop the plans twice, fear it could undermine freedom of speech. Actor Rowan Atkinson - best known as bumbling comic character Mr. Bean - has led a coalition of performers, academics and politicians who oppose the law, arguing it will inhibit discussion of religion and could criminalize satire. The government has dismissed such criticism.
From: goodbye... :-( | Registered: Dec 2003
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No Yards
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posted 22 June 2005 06:26 PM
Unless it bans hate against religion, even if that hate is based on religious doctrine, then it just opens the door for a reverse descrimination where religions are free to hate everyone, but no one can critize a religion unless they can come up with a religious reason that falls in line with contemporary mainstream religious doctrine.Canada already has this law, it says that it is ilegal ti incite hate against protected groups, with the excemption being that religions preaching from their relgious texts and talking points can spread as much hate as they wish. If they are going to have a law like this then no one should be allowed to spread hate anytimne, any where ... if they *HAVE* to apply a religious excemption, then *ONLY* in their offical place of community worship. They take one step outside their church and no exception no matter if they are reading from the original manuscript in Jesus's own handwriting. I'm sick and tired of religions being given more rights than the non religious.
From: Defending traditional marriage since June 28, 2005 | Registered: Jun 2003
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