Britain to ban criticism of religion

[Jens]

Denmark has had this kind of legislation since 1936 and it has only been used rarely. I don't really think that there is any danger that anybody will be limited in their freedom of speech, but then again I also think that freedom of speech is the right to speak out our opinion not to try to cause hatred towards other people

[Jens]

Denmark has had this kind of legislation since 1936 and it has only been used rarely. I don't really think that there is any danger that anybody will be limited in their freedom of speech, but then again I also think that freedom of speech is the right to speak out our opinion not to try to cause hatred towards other people

And if it's a person's opinion that someone else should be hated it's not freedom of speech anymore?

One on one, fine by me. I'm talking about misuse of the freedom of speech by promoting hatred toward groups of people by making generalising accusations with no real foundation.
There is a fine line between saying that someone is the stupidest bastard on the world and claiming that because someone belongs to a certain group of people they automatically is going to boil babies and eat them with onions and celery.

[Jens]

Denmark has had this kind of legislation since 1936 and it has only been used rarely. I don't really think that there is any danger that anybody will be limited in their freedom of speech, but then again I also think that freedom of speech is the right to speak out our opinion not to try to cause hatred towards other people

And if it's a person's opinion that someone else should be hated it's not freedom of speech anymore?

One on one, fine by me. I'm talking about misuse of the freedom of speech by promoting hatred toward groups of people by making generalising accusations with no real foundation.
There is a fine line between saying that someone is the stupidest bastard on the world and claiming that because someone belongs to a certain group of people they automatically is going to boil babies and eat them with onions and celery.

Unless you can prove tangible harm done, then there's no reason to ban it.

that is why we have a juridical system. You have to be proven guilty of promoting religious hatred, a thing that has only happened once since 1936 because it is a thing that is very hard to prove. But the possibility exists which is very important. I really don't subcribe to any laise-faire policies