Denmark Bans 'Sacrilege' of Religion (Guess Which Religion)

PJ Media ^ | 01/30/2024 | Raymond Ibrahim

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Denmark recently capitulated, forfeiting its hard-fought freedoms to those who hate it. According to a recent report:

Denmark’s parliament has passed a bill that makes it illegal to burn copies of the Quran in public places... The bill, which prohibits “inappropriate treatment of writings with significant religious importance for a recognized religious community,” was passed with 94 votes in favor and 77 opposed... In practical terms, it will be forbidden to burn, tear or otherwise defile holy texts publicly or in videos intended to be disseminated widely. Those who break the law risk a fine or up to two years in prison… The purpose of the law is to counter “the systematic mockery” that, among other things, has contributed to intensifying the threat of [Islamic] terrorism in Denmark, the Ministry of Justice said.

There is much to say here.

First, it is interesting to note that the new bill does not single out Islam or the Koran by name, but rather seeks to protect from desecration “writings with significant religious importance for a recognized religious community.” By employing such generic wording that applies to and presumably protects every religious text and community — though everyone knows the law exists exclusively to protect the Muhammadan creed — the Danes appear to have taken a play from the Islamic gamebook.

As it happens, the blasphemy laws of many Muslim nations do not officially protect Islam alone but extend to other religions. (Egypt, for example, criminalizes the mockery of “heavenly” religions — Islam, Christianity, and Judaism — though the law is virtually exclusively used to protect Islam.) Muslim nations — and now Denmark — pretend to protect all religions in order to appear neutral, objective, and not siding with this or that faith.

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Second, in adopting what amounts to a “blasphemy” law, Denmark has effectively declared that it is not a nation of principles, but rather one willing to compromise its ethos to appease thugs. Denmark, bear in mind, was once at the fore of zealously defending free speech and expression. No more; now Danish law is being dictated by non-Danes. What other Danish principles will need to make way for the conquerors of Europe?

[Paladin2]

Lost, they are.

[Mogger]

This needs to be required reading in all high schools and colleges.

Every Jew and every American, well for that matter, every European needs to read a true translation of the Holy Quran or Koran.

Then they might understand why this is happening and why it will never stop happening. IMHO these are probably the most accurate translations, and they are FREE.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16955

[LeoWindhorse]

Islam itself is sacrilege .
Hypocritical , pliageristic , sacrilege , to the enth degree.

Islam is proof positive that vast number of humans are dumber than rocks .

They deserve their own planet, but not this one...

[Uncle Miltie]

islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.

[No name given]

Mad Mo was also a warlord, charlatan, slaver and pirate.

[No name given]

Better yet, muzzies belong in hell with their pedophilic warlord false prophet Mad Mo.

[super7man]

OK, if I take a book that has a cover similar to a Koran but it is blank inside and burn it, am I guilty of anything?
To me it is a bit like burning the American flag that it not exactly the correct proportion. Is it a flag of the US or not?
As an aside, I am in favor of letting people burn our flag. I then know my enemy.

[Paladin2]

What if they gave a Jihad and nobody showed up?

[A strike]

“and women shall rule them..”
all woke dumbass Scandinavians

[MeganC]

The koran often comes on onion skin paper. It makes for poor toilet paper but it is very effective kindling when you need to get a fire started.

[Williams]

They don’t even see the irony, they rejected religion and then adopted religious extremism because they favor muslims.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

you cant fix stupid

[Jamestown1630]

'it is interesting to note that the new bill does not single out Islam or the Koran by name, but rather seeks to protect from desecration “writings with significant religious importance for a recognized religious community.” By employing such generic wording that applies to and presumably protects every religious text and community — though everyone knows the law exists exclusively to protect the Muhammadan creed — the Danes appear to have taken a play from the Islamic gamebook.'

Has anyone made a display of burning Bibles in Denmark recently?

[Scrambler Bob]

Just put one in a Porta Potty.

A complete, intact one.

Wait . . .

[353FMG]

Not more lost than those that threaten Jews in Manhattan and wave Palestinian flags.

[alexander_busek]

OK, if I take a book that has a cover similar to a Koran but it is blank inside and burn it, am I guilty of anything?

Exactly! That was my first thought, too! I suspect that it will have to be like holding up a bank with a toy gun:

The Danes will, obviously, have to expand the law to include and "putative representations, facsimiles, parodies, or mock-ups" of holy books or anything "resembling or purporting to be" the Koran or "caricatures, cartoons, or other visual depictions" of religious leaders, esp. Mohammed, peace be upon him or anything "that a reasonable person might think was intended to denigrate the One, True, and Only Faith."

The Danes are getting there. They're not quite there yet, but they're getting there.

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

The purpose of the law is to counter “the systematic mockery” that, among other things, has contributed to intensifying the threat of [Islamic] terrorism in Denmark, the Ministry of Justice said.

Are we to therefore understand that it has been "systematic mockery" that contributes to the rising level of [Islamic] terrorism? And not the predisposition of [Muslims] to commit terrorism?

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

They don’t even see the irony, they rejected religion and then adopted kowtowed to religious extremism because they favor fear muslims.

Regards,

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

This is NOT the Denmark of WW2.