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Topic History of: Blasphemy - in Ireland Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Barney
Yes Honey - but not by a referendum, on our Constitution...
honey!oh sugar sugar.
Barney wrote: Incredibly, profane talk is an offence in Ireland, under its Constitution - although nobody has been prosecuted for over 150 years.
Consequently, yet another referendum is being held at the end of the month - to, hopefully, have it removed.
The country's Constitution has had to have numerous changes in recent years - to get rid of the influence of the Catholic church on the nation's affairs, for example.
And to allow abortion, gay marriage etc.
I think the English blasphemy law was only changed in the last ten years, wasn't it?
Barney
Incredibly, profane talk is an offence in Ireland, under its Constitution - although nobody has been prosecuted for over 150 years.
Consequently, yet another referendum is being held at the end of the month - to, hopefully, have it removed.
The country's Constitution has had to have numerous changes in recent years - to get rid of the influence of the Catholic church on the nation's affairs, for example.