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Blasphemy laws and free speech
A Quran was damaged and four boys were suspended from school. On social media, a row has broken out over whether this means we have defacto blasphemy laws.
The cover of a Quran was torn in a school in Wakefield, Yorkshire and four students were suspended. The next day, police were called after the boy involved in the incident received death threats. It lead to debate online about whether our laws should protect religious people from offence, or should uphold free speech. We'll get to the bottom of what went on and explore how you balance respect for religion with free speech?
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Fri 10 Mar 2023
12:04
成人论坛 Radio 4
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What is blasphemy?
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