The Fall and Rise of Blasphemy Law
- ISBN-10
- 9400602723
- ISBN-13
- 9789400602724
- Category
- Blasphemy
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Author
- Paul Bernard Cliteur
Description
This collection centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first trend confirms the fact that many Western countries have become, over a long period of time, less strict about sacrilegious expression. In the process, many repealed their blasphemy laws or became less harsh in their punishment of blasphemy, hence "the fall of blasphemy law". The second trend manifests an opposite movement, hence "the rise of blasphemy law". Over the last decades, namely, Western societies have witnessed multiple attempts to suppress speech that defames religion. To be sure, one.
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