Goddammit!

July 24, 2009 11:06 AM

"...after someone noticed that while the country’s constitution clearly calls blasphemy a criminal act, Irish legislators had failed to give the nation’s police force the legal means to hold blasphemers to account." Ireland criminalizes blasphemy.
posted by infinitefloatingbrains (13 comments total)

Previously.
posted by infinitefloatingbrains at 11:07 AM on July 24, 2009

Godammit!
posted by tellurian at 11:09 AM on July 24, 2009

How do you say "double" in Gaeilge?
posted by pineapple at 11:13 AM on July 24, 2009

Could be a whole series… with a lot of complaints.
posted by elfgirl at 11:16 AM on July 24, 2009

Zombie flesh-eating christ!

*dodges a barrage of stones*
posted by Pseudology at 11:16 AM on July 24, 2009

Is this as ultra-disturbing as I think it is?
posted by cmoj at 11:17 AM on July 24, 2009

dúbailte
posted by elfgirl at 11:19 AM on July 24, 2009

Somehow their god doesn't come across as all-powerful--even little kids know "sticks and stones may break my bones by names will never hurt me."
posted by maxwelton at 11:23 AM on July 24, 2009

Oh, Jahsus.
posted by KokuRyu at 11:26 AM on July 24, 2009

Fucking hell.
posted by boo_radley at 11:26 AM on July 24, 2009

Well, first of all they'll have to prove the existence of whatever "God" it is I'm supposed to be blaspheming. I can't blaspheme as I'm an atheist.

In more subtle terms, doesn't that make practicians of other religions other than catholicism blasphemers.

"Fine all the followers of Hare Krishna! Jail the Children of Israel!"
posted by Homemade Interossiter at 11:26 AM on July 24, 2009

I'm going to crack open a beer and wait for the shitfest to begin.
posted by kldickson at 11:27 AM on July 24, 2009

Sedition is next:

"The publication or utterance of blasphemous, seditious, or indecent material is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law."
posted by Hairy Lobster at 11:28 AM on July 24, 2009