blasphemy
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Blasphemy is defined as speaking insultingly about a particular religion or god.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2022
“Some countries at the United Nations have quoted Ireland’s Blasphemy laws in Defence of their own repressive regimes,” wrote Mr. Flanagan in a tweet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2018
Blasphemy laws protect religious dogma from ridicule, and therefore the feelings of believers, Mchangama argues, while hate-speech laws protect religious groups from degrading expressions.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2017
On Jan. 5, precisely one year after the last word was penned, Little, Brown will publish “Open Letter: On Blasphemy, Islamophobia, and the True Enemies of Free Expression.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2015
"Blasphemy" was the general title under which atheism, heresy, and other troubles of the questioning intellect were designated.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
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