[SeekAndFind]

So, outlawing blasphemy is constitutional?

[Blood of Tyrants]

I ignore stupid comments.

[Viennacon]

As I see it, you have four kinds of law in this regard.

Justice Law - any law pertaining to bringing justice to those who harm others through theft, murder, rape, assault etc.

Code Law - laws that give a code to functions of daily life, such as speed limits etc.

Civil Law - any law pertaining to the maintenance of a civil society, like bans on bestiality, indecent exposure, etc

Religious Law - Blasphemy laws would come under this

The problem arises when trying to sort laws into these categories. Things like blasphemy laws would be unconstitutional. Violation of free speech. There’s room to argue about what the 1st Amendment covers, but I take a Libertarian view of it, meaning very little can be banned in terms of speech (unless minors are involved, in which I think some action can be taken to protect them from things like sexual heckles and such). Fire in a movie theater is an obvious exception too.

[onedoug]

“Don’t you blaspheme in here! Don’t you blaspheme in here!!!” —The Blues Brothers

[Maceman]

So, outlawing blasphemy is constitutional?

Of course it is. One man's blasphemy is another's free speech.

If society deems blasphemy unacceptable, then it must develop social sanctions to discourage it -- not criminal or civil sanctions.