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November 27, 2018

European Courts Have Opened the Way for the Criminalization of Blasphemy

While the continent remains complacent.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recently upheld the decision of an Austrian court to fine Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff for the crime of “disparaging religious doctrines” after she commented on the prophet Muhammad’s supposed marriage to a six-year-old. In its decision, the ECHR stated that the Austrian courts “carefully balanced [Sabaditsch-Wolff’s] right to freedom of expression with the rights of others to have their religious feelings protected, and to have religious peace preserved in Austrian society.” Douglas Murray comments:

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November 27, 2018

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    There’s no popular will for retaking Gaza.

  2. By Restoring Relations with Chad, Israel Has Gone a Long Way to Restoring Relations with the Rest of Africa

    A Muslim-majority country.

  3. European Courts Have Opened the Way for the Criminalization of Blasphemy

    While the continent remains complacent.

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  5. How Clement Attlee Saved a Jewish Child from Hitler

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