The National Secular Society reported Friday that the Dutch cabinet has decided not to move ahead with its earlier plans to repeal the country’s blasphemy law. (See prior posting .) The cabinet now believes that other laws are inadequate after the Netherlands Supreme Court in March overturned the conviction of a man charged with hanging a poster in his window reading: “Stop the tumour that is Islam.” The court said criticism of behavior or opinions is not outlawed by the section of the criminal code that bars insulting a group of people because of their religion. (See prior posting .)
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Dutch Cabinet Will Not Move To Repeal Blasphemy Law
I was listening again to a Danielle Rose song I’ve mentioned before, Let it be Done Unto Me , which tells the story of the Annunciation in Gabriel’s words. Near the end of the song, Gabriel talks about Mary’s yes in these words: She yes to the Father Yes to the unknown Yes with all her strength Yes with God alone The first holy communion took place that blessed day Christ came into her body When Mary chose to say Let it be done unto me…
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The First Holy Communion
1 Jun 2009, 0410 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: Religion is apparently personal. Or so say youngsters in the city despite the Punjab and Haryana High Court upholding a Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee edict. The SGPC, which refused to give admission to an aspiring student on the grounds that she plucked her eyebrows and therefore, didn’t follow the rules laid down in the Guru Granth Sahib, may have got the backing of the court but when it comes to Delhi’s young generation, there’s plenty to debate
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Thumbs down for SGPC edict by city’s Sikh youths