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We’re still not yet ready to tackle the question of religious accessories bans directly. Before we can even begin to ask whether bans make sense, there’s still something very important that needs to be considered.
Tag Archives: Canadian blasphemy law
We’re off to a good start in 2019!
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January’s readership numbers are in, and wow, did we ever do great.
2019 Canadian Atheist Awards – Story of the year
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The next award in the 2018 Canadian Atheist Awards is “Story of the year”. This award is for the news or cultural story that captured the most interest or had the most impact among Canadian atheists in 2017.
Canada no longer has a blasphemy law
On Thursday, 13 December, 2018, Canada formally repealed its blasphemy law.
Bill C-51 passes: Blaspheme away!
We did it! Today, Canada finally repealed its blasphemy law. Well, technically the Senate voted not to insist on amendments it had put to the House of Commons after MPs voted yesterday to reject those amendments. But that’s the parliamentary wrangling you can read on Hansard.
International Blasphemy Day 2018
It’s that time of year again! Let’s get our blasphemies on!