Blasphemy definition:
The scurrilous, deriding or intemperate expression of dissent or criticism of God or a state's oficial religion.
An offence at common law described by Bryne as: ...
Blasphemy. Greek blas phemein', to speak ill or evil of. Denying the being or providence of the Almighty, or contumelious reproaching of Christ; also, profane scoffling at the Holy Scripture, or exposing it to contempt or ridicule. 4 Bl. Com. 59.
BLASPHEMY, crim. law. To attribute to God that which is contrary to his nature, and does not belong to him, and to deny what does or it is a false reflection uttered with a malicious, design of reviling God. Elym's Pref. to vol. 8, St. Tr.
Blasphemy
Definition - Noun
: the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and esp. God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings ...
Blasphemy
Indecency
Censorship
Obscene phone call
Seven dirty words
Censorship in the United States
Profanity
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech in the United States
First Amendment to the United States Constitution ...
The Bible mandates capital punishment for a series of crimes, among them kidnapping, Murder, Idolatry, Desecration of the Sabbath, Blasphemy, Adultery, Incest, and various other sexual offenses.
- 1. Religion And Public Worship: 1. Blasphemy. 2. Disturbing public worship.
- 2. The Sovereign Power: 1. Treason. 2. Misprision of treason.
- 3. The Current Coin: 1. Counterfeiting or impairing it.
The authority of parents and rulers is viewed in the Old Testament as a delegated divine authority, and the violation of it is akin to blasphemy ...
prosecuted in the United States, such rationales as a danger to "national security" have been invoked to silence criticism of or opposition to the government. Laws designed to silence opposition to organized religion (e.g., laws against blasphemy or ...
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