When you think about it, we have our own blasphemy and heresy patrols in the form of politically correct censorship. You may not get beaten or shot, but you can kiss a career in journalism, academia, or even much of corporate America goodbye for saying the "wrong" things about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality...
Yes, and, as the summer of 2010 showed us, we also have roving teams of thugs who will beat those Americans found “guilty” of blaspheming. They are members of SEIU, and already have a track record of violence against conservatives. And, given the transfer of personal information from the IRS to collectivist groups, it will only get worse under this creep in the White House.