Is leftism pro-Islam?

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What a strange question. First off what's a "leftist"? Secondly, whaddya mean by "pro-Islam"?

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Re: Incitement to Religious Hatred, there's been a lot of misreporting about that. It doesn't ban critisicm of religion or religions, it doesn't effect just Muslims, it's not another blasphemy law, it won't effect religious jokes, the burden of proof will be very high... etc etc etc

It's likely that there will only be one or two prosecutions a year (the Attorney General will have to approve any prosecution) and it should be pointed out that since Inciting Racial Hatred was made a crime only 67 people have been put on trial for it and only 44 of those have been convicted.

This is a note published alongside with the bill:

"the offences will not encompass material that just stirs up ridicule or prejudice or causes offence. Further, what must be stirred up is hatred of a group of persons defined by their religious beliefs and not hatred of the religion itself."

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Would Christians have been afforded this courtesy for a Christian holiday?

Probably not. Which is a shame.

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