Brickbat: Well, God Damn

The city council of Saonara, Italy, has voted to make it illegal "to blaspheme against any faith or religion," including taking the Lord's name in vain, or to use foul language in public. Those found guilty of violating the law face fines of up to €400 (about $445).

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[IceTrey]

Fucking Italia

[Rat on a train]

The blasphemy ban is part of a far-reaching local law aimed at tackling uncivil behaviour. It includes 75 articles with hefty sanctions for those who mow the lawn outside designated hours, walk their dog without a leash or dump their rubbish in public places.
Is it per offense or am I only fined once if I can combine multiple offenses in one act?

[geo1113]

Jesus Fucking Christ!

[JohannesDinkle]

Try saying the 'N' word in public in San Francisco. You'll wish you were just arrested.

[Radioactive]

you'll get shit on and stabbed with a dirty needle, and that's just for starters

[MatthewSlyfield]

Cheese and crackers got all muddy.

[Fist of Etiquette]

If we let this go, young people will become louts.

There is no bigger lout than the statist.

[AlmightyJB]

Hey Saonara, there is no God. I guess you didn't get the memo.

[Still Curmudgeoned (Nunya)]

Lemmy is God. Until he died.

[SQRLSY One]

God is love, love is blind, Ray Charles is blind...
...So Ray Charles is God!!!

[Radioactive]

God is Dead - J. Lennon XXXX never mind

[Longtobefree]

Saonara, Italy - an HOA with guns

[Radioactive]

and bad sanitation

[Inigo Montoya]

Madonna! Questi idiotti del governo di Saonara!

[Quo Usque Tandem]

Go back where you came from.

[Rich]

illegal "to blaspheme against any faith or religion," including

conducting exorcisms or even saying Satan is "bad", right? RIGHT?!

[Quo Usque Tandem]

And there seems to be a burgeoning plurality of persons in the country who want nothing more than a government empowered to make us behave according to their beliefs. And, like Tony, only believe WASPs are capable of being evil.

[creech]

Nick Gillespie hardest hit.

[gaoxiaen]

Jesus, Joseph, and doggy-style Mary! All religions and religious "people" should ESADIAF!

[EscherEnigma]

The Church of Satan needs to head on over there and cause some ruckus, I think.

Or does the law only count "religions" they approve of?

[Live Cheap or Free]

Finally Pastafarians will get some respect in Italy. They must have been touched by his noodly appendage.

[MelvinUpton]

Uh yeah this is tyranny.

[MelvinUpton]

With this law you will not be able to cause offence to any religion, we have to respect the faithful

No, we have to refute the faithful.

[Eddy]

"The mayor, a practicing Catholic, said it was not designed to protect only Christianity, but all faiths. “It is valid for Allah, Buddha or Mohammad,” he said."

One difficulty is that one religion's blasphemy may be another religion's bold truth-telling.

And is blasphemy against atheists banned?

[Ben of Houston]

Come on, y'all. It will be useful when you can't figure out the seashells.