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On Wednesday 20 May 2009, speaking at a parliamentary Justice Committee debating his new blasphemy law, Dermot Ahern joked that people were making blasphemous comments about him, and he compared his own purity to that of the baby Jesus. In response, on Monday 25 May 2009, at a crowded public ...
Stewart Lee on Blasphemy
Stewart Lee, co-writer of Jerry Springer The Opera, examines the impact of religious censorship on artistic expression (40-minute video).
Jerry Springer the Opera – Satan and Jesus
Publishing or performing this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.
Jesus Christ! The Musical – Jesus Will Survive
Publishing this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.
Sarah Silverman – My Boyfriend is Catholic
Publishing or saying this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.
In the News – Wed May 6
Sinister blasphemy law would play into the hands of religious nut cases (opinion piece by Stephen King in the Irish Examiner) A blasphemy clause that does not fit the Bill (opinion piece by Newton Emerson in the Irish Times) Pakistan lawyer threatens to kill Christian charged with blasphemy (news item ...
Monty Python – Every Sperm is Sacred
Publishing or performing this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.
In the News – Tuesday May 5
Absurdity of blasphemy law revived by Ahern (opinion piece by Fintan O'Toole in the Irish Times)
Blasphemy Laws Protect Bigots, Not Religions
"A hundred years ago this month, Bernard Shaw’s little play The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet was refused a licence for performance by the English censors... How brilliant of Dermot Ahern to mark this important event in Irish intellectual life by reminding us of the absurdity of blasphemy laws. Does he really ...
Bill Maher on Religion
Publishing or saying this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.