Oct 30 2009
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Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law
The Organization of the Islamic Council (which is made up of representatives from 57 countries) wants to make the enforcement of blasphemy laws legally binding via an international convention or treaty. This would require signatories to limit religiously offensive language or speech. The OIC wants “legal prohibition of publication of material that negatively stereotypes, insults or uses offensive language” on issues regarded by religious followers as “sacred or inherent to their dignity as human beings”.
So you wouldn’t be able to discuss evolution, history prior to 6,000 years ago, women’s rights, or the pros and cons of beer volcanoes and stripper factories vs a large number of virgins in the after life.
