Blasphemy to be decriminalised in Scottish hate crime bill
by AFP from on (#52MCH)
New law will also offer wider protection against race, sex, age and religious discrimination
The Scottish government has published a bill that would decriminalise blasphemy, more than 175 years after the last case was prosecuted.
The devolved administration in Edinburgh said the continued criminalisation of blasphemy, which falls under hate crime laws, "no longer reflects the kind of society in which we live".
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