Russia embraces religious intolerance with draconian blasphemy.

-The Lower House of the Russian parliament has approved a controversial bill which criminalizes insulting people’s religious feelings. According to this report, it could come into effect as early as July if passed by the Upper House and the President.

-In the current version of the bill, insulting religious feelings in public can be punished with up to three years in prison. Other possible punishments include fines up to half a million roubles (about £10,000) and compulsory correctional work.

-Premeditated and public desecration of religious objects or books will also be punished by fines of up to 200,000 roubles (about £4,000).

Source:
http://rt.com/politics/responsibility-insulting-feelings-believers-526/
http://freethinker.co.uk/2013/06/12...e-with-draconian-blasphemy-and-anti-gay-laws/

 

Do you think it out-right bans protests, demonstrations and parades through out Russia, or do you think it is 'in effect' a ban? Do you think it is better for it to be perceived to be a ban, and there will be purging of many books, films and plays from libraries, schools, theatres and cinemas, including many classic works of art and literature. Is it more productive to say it is one of the harshest laws against gay freedom of expression anywhere in the world? I think so.

 

What about islamic worlds if you are an homosexual there you get brutally murdered.

 

Or Jamacian

 

What's your point? What has that got to do with what I said?

 

Dude you should really stop smoking all that weed man :sunny:

 

I don't do drugs, man.
It makes sense now you have highlighted the point you were responding to. Thanks.

It does say one of, not the.

 

Okay...

Reboot!


This thread is about the Pro-Religion law (not the Anti-Gay Rights law.)

 

I wanted to get another opinion.

It depends what: 'insulting religious feelings in public.' means.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the rest of it.

 

I hope you are not talking about me...

If not: more than likely - religion.

 

It looks to be all wrapped around religion... I wonder though... To me it looks more likely to be about sheer control.

http://www.thenation.com/article/175035/gay-pride-versus-gay-propaganda#ixzz2YxDv3ctt