(Western Journal)—For the second time this year, the United Kingdom’s broad and problematic public order laws have been turned into de facto “blasphemy” acts, critics say.
And for the second time this year — you won’t be surprised to note — the British courts decided to use the power of the Crown to punish a man who happened to “blaspheme” one particular religion.
Can you guess which? C’mon, just guess. I’ll give you a hint: not Christianity. Or Judaism. Or Hinduism. Or Buddhism. Or the Bah’ai faith. Or Jedi-ism, which is a real thing in the U.K.
Yes, yet again, insult to Islam is the reason why a man who burned the Quran outside the Turkish Consulate in February is facing a fine because he “used disorderly behavior within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment,” a court decided.
Hamit Coskun, a 50-year-old Turkish-born-born documentarian of Kurdish and Armenian descent will be fined £240 with a surcharge of £96, which is $454 in free speech cash (i.e., U.S. dollars).
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