Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and they're spreading

Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by SamReidHughes on Friday May 12, 2017 @01:54PM (#14326171)

They're unconstitutional.

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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by Retric on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:07PM (#14326310)

There are some exceptions. EX: If your inciting violence then that's not protected speech.

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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by SamReidHughes on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:19PM (#14326422)

We're talking about hate speech laws.

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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by bluehazed on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:43PM (#14326681)

Hate speech can, in many circumstances, have the potential to incite violence.

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Re:Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech, and th... by Karunamon on Friday May 12, 2017 @03:09PM (#14326929)

All squares are rectangles, not all rectangles are squares.

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