From Newsgroup: alt.politics.usa
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/canada-criminalise-biblical-passages-new-hate-speech-law
Current rules state that anyone expressing views 'based on
belief in a religious text' can avoid prosecution for hate
speech
Canadian MPs have voted to scrap a long-standing religious
exemption from the country's hate speech laws, following a
deal struck between the Liberals and the Bloc Qu|-b|-cois.
The fiery Commons committee meeting on Tuesday saw Liberal
MPs back an amendment to Bill C-9, known as the Combating
Hate Act, that would remove protections for those quoting
religious texts.
Under current rules, anyone expressing views "in good faith"
and "based on belief in a religious text" can avoid prosecution
for hate speech.
The Bloc has pushed for years to close what it sees as a loophole
that allows homophobia, antisemitism and racial abuse to hide
behind religious justification.
. . .
So ... basically criminalize religion.
(unless you're Moslem, right ?)
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