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2025-02-09 00:32:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2B198E98428BAD03E5E0DA16F65623914FC6037B1C2C9A43FFACAFAC15FF37DB
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England, Wales & Scotland do not have blasphemy laws They were repealed in England & Wales in 2008, and in Scotland in 2021 https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2024/12/yes-government-completely-rules-out-introducing-blasphemy-laws https://humanists.uk/campaigns/human-rights-and-equality/freedom-of-speech-and-expression/repealing-northern-irelands-blasphemy-laws/#:~:text=In%20recognition%20of%20the%20harm,crimes%20from%20the%20statute%20books. https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/factsheet/2020/04/hate-crime-bill-what-it-will-do/documents/hate-crime-bill-information-note-blasphemy/hate-crime-bill-information-note-blasphemy/govscot%3Adocument/Hate%2BCrime%2BBill%2B-%2BInformation%2BNote%2BPdf%2B-%2BBlasphemy%2B-%2BRevised%2BAugust%2B2020.pdf
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