Religious Jokes to be banned

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  1. Che

    Chef Tyke Well-Known Member

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    a new law is about to be passed which bans religious jokes - wtf?! which would have meant no father ted!
     
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    is this a wind up
     
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    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Unfortunately not

    In its ever increasin****tampede to screw up society with policically correct new laws, its going to be illegal to poke fun at religious groups.
    I cant remeber the exact wording of the law, and havent time to look it up but basically if you tell an Islamic joke for example and a Muslem is offended you are committing an offence, same goes for Jewish, Christian and presumably Satanist jokes as well

    Knowing how badly legislation is drafted these days it will probably take a few test cases to find out what really is and is not illegal.

    My guess is the Vicar of Dibley would be deemed OK, but Life of Brian illegal
     
    Farnham_Red, Aug 5, 2005
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  4. Gue

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    RE: Unfortunately not

    hat happened to free speech.</p>

    im glad i dont live in the uk anymore the only thing i miss is my family beer gardens and the reds.</p>
     
    Guest, Aug 5, 2005
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  5. Gue

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    Not strictly true

    Some people are worried that the 'Incitement to Racial Hatred' law (or whatever it's called) could lead to commedians not telling religious jokes for fear they might be contravening it.

    It'll not take long for them to find how far it can be pushed.
     
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    so why cant you have a g followed by a space then an s

    increasing. stampede doesnt work for example without the .

    neither does g <space> s
     
    Farnham_Red, Aug 5, 2005
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  7. Gue

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    When I lived in South Africa

    in the 1970s, the government banned van der Merwe (the typical Afrikaaner) jokes. Overnight they multiplied by tenfold. No-one was prosecuted for continuing telling the jokes. I'm afraid this country, particularly under this Prime Minister, is wrecking freedom of speach. He is a dictator in the waiting, in spite of his boy-ish grin, and an apparant friendly disposition. I'm sorry to say it, but the Tory 'billboard' dispaying Blair's eyes in 1997, was correct.
     
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    RE: Not strictly true

    Typical Sun hysteria.

    There will be a law making incitement to racial hatred a criminal offence, however some people have interpreted this to also mean religous jokes but I think it is down to how the law will be policed and enforced. Theres many laws that you could take a grey area and say this or that would apply when it's just not the case.

    It's just the right wing media whipping up a frenzy when none exists.
     
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    One to cut and keep

    When the first guilty verdict is issued methinks
     
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    THANK GOD HEHEHE, NE NOR NE NOR NE NOR ! YOURE NICKED YOU LITTLE FCUKER.
     
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  11. Gue

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    This would seem to be another banning Mars bars because they're not from Mars nonsense story. SHow a statement, piece of legislation or facts and i'll consider it.
     
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    shut it Rastaman
     
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    nah then whitey, keep it schtum.

    :pff
     
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    I n I will, raaaasclat
     
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