Germany has taken it to a new low. A German man was arrested and convicted to 1 year in jail (suspended) and 300 hours of community service prison for breaking a law that bans insulting religion. Specifically, he printed the word KORAN on toilet paper and began selling it, on-line, to mosques and other interested parties.
I call this a blasphemy law, because that is precisely what it is. Article 166 of the German Criminal Code, which states:
Section 166 Insulting of Faiths, Religious Societies and Organizations Dedicated to a Philosophy of Life
(1) Whoever publicly or through dissemination of writings (Section 11 subsection (3)) insults the content of others' religious faith or faith related to a philosophy of life in a manner that is capable of disturbing the public peace, shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine.
(2) Whoever publicly or through dissemination of writings (Section 11 subsection (3)) insults a church, other religious society, or organization dedicated to a philosophy of life located in Germany, or their institutions or customs in a manner that is capable of disturbing the public peace, shall be similarly punished.
Found on Oxford University German Law Archive.
The fact that there is no outrage, no protests in the west, nothing other than a few buried stories (as far as I can tell) is not only outrageous, but terrifying. It is the same response that the west has had in supporting the Danish cartoonists. Cowardice and fear, supplicating Islam because we are afraid of them. Which is, by the way, the same response that many American's have when they see minorities get on the subway: clutching their pocketbook closer to their chest.
Still, that western countries have laws against BLASPHEMY is amazing. The fear of upsetting religion is so ingrained in people that they are still afraid of the dark. It's so unreasonable, but that is the nature of faith: suspension of reason, especially in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
But there is also a deeper question at work here: If god has such power and majesty, why can't he take a little joke?
8 comments:
what a shame. its embarrasing :///
greets from germany
Excellent post, it's in and you're linked, scary stuff! Eventually some heavy duty lawyers will force them to prosecute a Muslim for doing disgusting cartoons about Jews, then the law will hopefully fall apart.
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
pretend to support FREE speech
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I would say that this was a work of art and worthy of anybody's butt.
The tissues look soft and of fine quality and the workmanship is excellent.
I have dreamt of wiping my private parts with the Koran for years.
It is my impression that the German government has become dhimmified and sharia is just around the corner.
Too bad, so sad for Germany.
Since when has Islam become a religion? Are they tax deductible?
If they are they shouldn't be.
It has been a tyranical political ideology masquerading in a religious cloak for 1400 years.
Muhammad knew what kind of cult he was creating when he started it. He wanted power and he wanted it now! I think that was the expression on or about 648 AD?
Why all the hubbub?
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