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Blasphemy Laws Are Blasphemy

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Started August 13, 2026

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Around 60 years ago, a young, recently fired Old Testament professor received a scolding from his mentor, the man who had supervised his dissertation. The younger man had gone sideways from more conservative people in his denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, for writing a commentary on Genesis that questioned Read more. The post Blasphemy Laws Are Blasphemy appeared first on Christianity Today

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Respect for religious sentiment should not come at the cost of free expression.
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Any law criminalizing speech about religion must define precisely what counts as blasphemy and apply the standard equally to all faiths in a society.
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Laws punishing speech about religion should be judged by whether they protect actual believers from harm, not whether they shield ideas from criticism.
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Whether or not blasphemy laws exist, democracies should protect religious communities from harassment and violence motivated by contempt for their faith.
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A society that values debate and dissent is stronger than one that enforces silence through blasphemy laws.
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Religious scholars and theologians must retain the freedom to reinterpret sacred texts without fear of legal prosecution.
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Blasphemy laws perpetuate fear and intolerance within societies.
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