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Some evangelicals are increasingly upset about Trump’s regular use of “goddamn” but Jerry Falwell isn’t one of them. “We all wish he would be a little more careful with his language, but it’s not anything that’s a deal breaker, and it’s not something we’re going to get morally indignant about,” said Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., one of Trump’s …

The Guardian reports: Campaigners in Ireland celebrated the end of a “medieval” ban on blasphemy on Saturday, after voters overwhelmingly backed removing the offence from the constitution in a referendum. The referendum saw 64.85% vote yes to remove the prohibition on blasphemy, with 35.15% in favour of retaining it. A total of 951,650 people voted for the change, with 515,808 …

Just in from hate group leader Monica Cole: It is almost impossible to describe the depth of depravity found in the TBS sitcom “The Detour.” Every scene is filled with extreme foul language, sexual innuendos, implications, or graphic encounters throughout the entire thirty-minute program. The foul language used, including using the Lord’s name in vain, is disgusting. New episodes of …

Bill Donohue writes for Brent Bozell’s CNSnews.com: Friday is International Blasphemy Rights Day. On paper, its stated goal appears eminently worth defending: it is opposed to laws, such as those in Muslim-run nations, that punish the free speech rights of those who criticize religion. For example, it says, “Sometimes religious militants make their own laws, deciding for themselves that expressions …

Earlier this week Pat Boone declared that the Satan worshipers at Saturday Night Live would “pay the consequences” from White Jesus due to their sacrilegious mocking. Today Boone declares that every performer should pay consequences to the federal government should they commit blasphemy. Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: In an interview last night with Alan Colmes, Boone said …

Via the Colorado Springs Gazette: The “crime” is blasphemy and Wednesday (Sept. 30) is “International Blasphemy Rights Day,” set aside by human rights activists to highlight the blasphemy laws on the books in 22 percent of the world’s nations, according to the Pew Research Center. Among those countries frequently cited by human rights groups with the most aggressive laws banning …

Remember the teenager in Pennsylvania who faces two years in juvenile detention for posing on a statue of Jesus? This happened this weekend: A successful protest, where several dozen people rallied in favor of free speech, was marred on Saturday, when a belligerent group of counter protesters, including two from what appeared to be a motorcycle gang, crashed the demonstration …