There used to be laws against blasphemy in Australia, or at any rate people were charged as such for offences against the church, I read a book about an eccentric hermit who lived out near Fryerstown in the1920's who was accused of burgling several churches in the Elphinstone and Taradale area and he was charged with "Blasphemy". You could also be charged with "lunacy", once tried by a court and convicted a person could be sent to a mental institution. According to this biography such a charge was much feared by vagrants and eccentric outsiders since the Police would use a charge of "Lunacy" to remove serial pests, transients (swagmen) and petty criminals from the community.

<<Then again the secular world never cease to amaze me with their double standards>>

Runner has a point here. I mean we seem to see it as quite Ok when someone uses the name of someone’s God as part of a curse, or ridicules someone’s holy people/practises.

But many of us would get all hot and bothered if that same someone used “sexist” or the “racist” language.The use of such words/terms could ruin a career and might even see one prosecuted.

It does seem that all we have done is move the goal posts.

“Please explain” all ye brave defenders of free speech.

I think it's time God got a bit of a break.

He's obviously lonely, otherwise He wouldn't have created us to keep Him company.

He's also got some issues and needs constant personal reassurance and worship and has already admitted to making several mistakes in the Bible.

However, He must be very disappointed in those that invent myths and stories about Him and then use those as an excuse to justify their own shortcomings, hatreds and bigotry.

When the churches get serious about laws concerning child abuse, then perhaps we could look at blasphemy laws...

Susieonline - When the churches get serious about laws concerning child abuse, then perhaps we could look at blasphemy laws...

Well said by Susieonline. When they start to see stoning someone to death as a lot more horrific than having sex outside the dictates of draconion laws also.

Why is it up to low beings(compared to God,)to punish people for slights against God? Couldn't God just strike them dead immediately. on the spot, where they stand so to speak, if he is so grievously offended.

Either he is not that offended or he doesn't exist.