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From: pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M Koloc)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc,net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Blasphemy still illegal in Massachesetts?
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Date: Tue, 23-Sep-86 12:15:37 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 23 12:15:37 1986
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In article <1157@cybvax0.UUCP> mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) writes:
>According to today's Boston Globe:
>
>"Chapter 272, Section 36, of the Massachusetts General Laws sets a fine
>of $300 or 1 year in prison for 'whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name
>of god by denying, cursing, or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation,
>government, or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously
>reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously
>reproaching or exposing to contempt or ridicule the holy word of God
>contained in the Holy scriptures.'
>
>If this law is indeed still in effect, then I encourage one and all to
>openly violate this unconstitutional and unenforceable law until Christians
>are embarassed enough to have it repealed.

Well, I'm not for the death penalty but I think that such fines are
not out of order for protecting the values of ethnic cultures of a
vast array in this country.  The bad side to Mike's suggestion is 
that it gets others sidetracked from more important and productive 
things, and what's even worse is that JDL and the HOLY JIHAD will 
fire bomb Mike's car and stone him to death instead of chasing each 
other around.  

The good side is that then the law will be expanded to include other
forms, cults and cultures, and provisions for state taking over the 
property used in the commission of the crime will be added.  Of 
course, Mike won't have to worry since his car will have been already
fire bombed, and his organs will have been donated to his favorite
charity --   4H transplants  -- Savapig INC.         :-)

This has been all in good fun but there is a point:  "Let sleeping
dogs lie".  Yap now and you'll have a pack of wolves at your throat.

Wait a few decades Mike, you've got time.
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