Congratulations to atheist.ie for international publicity success

[Christine Murray]

New York DN reportage : Atheist Ireland protests blasphemy law by publishing book of religious quotations by famous people

[Garland Names the Planets]

No, I think the point is they are making you and all of Ireland look stupid. Has anyone thought of the implications of AI's campaign? MPAC seem to see it as a slippery slope toward discrimination, they liken it to the Nazi treatment of Jews.

If you don't want to look stupid then don't stupid things like introduce blasphemy laws or link to mpac.ie articles for anything other than entertainment purposes. Dermo was put on notice about this months ago. He didn't correct his mistake.

[Sean O'Brian]

If AI really want to make a statement they should republish, in print form, the Mohammed cartoons which at the time of the initial controversy only appeared in one Irish newspaper, The Irish Daily Star. Putting a bunch of quotes on a web site is just an easy way to gain attention which is why it got picked up by the popular British press.

[muzzylogik]

If you don't want to look stupid then don't stupid things like introduce blasphemy laws or link to mpac.ie articles for anything other than entertainment purposes. Dermo was put on notice about this months ago. He didn't correct his mistake.

I think the stupidity is in refusing to acknowledge the harm that AI's campaign might result in. Granted mpac.ie's Nazi/Jew analogy is a bit off, they do make a valid point. For me their picture of laughing German policemen ridiculing a Jew summed up the danger.

[Christine Murray]

ex-PD TD ms kennedy (govt appointed head of the lrish Press Council) deigned to awaken from her slumber at 16.53 pm today. FIE !! Atheists campaign against blasphemy law - The Irish Times - Sat, Jan 02, 2010

[muzzylogik]

ex-PD TD ms kennedy (govt appointed head of the lrish Press Council) deigned to awaken from her slumber at 16.53 pm today. FIE !! Atheists campaign against blasphemy law - The Irish Times - Sat, Jan 02, 2010

I'm surprised an individual who appears so concerned about rights would so willingly side with a group who want to remove the rights of religious followers dot.

[Christine Murray]

l am opposed to governmental interference in cultural expression, in debate and in the rights of individuals to self-expression Muzzy. The arts should be capable of evolution and the media of reportage. FF penetration into press freedom or art determination (Arts Act 2003) is abusive, messianic and censorious : Atheists campaign against blasphemy law - The Irish Times - Sat, Jan 02, 2010

[Garland Names the Planets]

I think the stupidity is in refusing to acknowledge the harm that AI's campaign might result in. Granted mpac.ie's Nazi/Jew analogy is a bit off, they do make a valid point. For me their picture of laughing German policemen ridiculing a Jew summed up the danger.

My arse. Intellectual cowardice plain and simple. Islamic claims can fight their corner in the marketplace of ideas just as all other claims have to give or take their punches as they need too. And that can't be sacrificed on the altar of posing as some sniveling minority.

[Foghorn]

Couldn't believe it this morning. I was listening to the BBC World Service and on the news was atheist.ie.

Their 25 blasphemies got them a good space at the end of the on-the-hour-every-hour news on BBC World Service all morning.

Congratulations to all involved in the campaign.

BBC News - Irish atheists challenge blasphemy law

I see RTÉ haven't covered it at all. No surprise there anyway.

I'm all for Freedom of Speech and Tolerance. The law on Blasphemy is not to be supported, neither is the action of Atheist.ie.

Would be better if our Society had more respect. Obviously we won't be looking to Atheist.ie to fulfil this requirement.

[Garland Names the Planets]

I'm all for Freedom of Speech and Tolerance. The law on Blasphemy is not to be supported, neither is the action of Atheist.ie.

Would be better if our Society had more respect. Obviously we won't be looking to Atheist.ie to fulfil this requirement.

No because respect is gift to be earned not a right to be assumed. And it belongs to the individual to give or not to the person or idea as they see fit. If your ideas are not respectable to someone you've no right to their respect. Simple as that