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Blasphemy

Blasphemy is an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverence concerning a deity, an object considered sacred, or something that is considered inviolable. Some religions, especially Abrahamic ones, regard blasphemy as a crime, including insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, speaking the sacred name in Judaism, and blasphemy of…

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Backlash against anti-blasphemy laws

Nations with blasphemy laws

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Blasphemy

Nodes209
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Triples219
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related to Nations with blasphemy laws · 47
Blasphemy → Afghanistan, Algeria, As, Bahrain, Christian, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Greece, In, In Denmark, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait
related to Removal of blasphemy laws by several nations · 22
Blasphemy → Acts, Alsace-Moselle, As, Canada, Certain, Countries, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Many, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Europe, Norway, Other, Scandinavia
related to Further reading · 19
Blasphemy → Art, Black Dog Publishing, Blasphèmes, Brent, CERF, Chapel Hill, Dartevelle, Denis, ISBN, Levy, London, Maledicta, Offends, Paris, Ph, Plate, Robyn, The International Journal, Verbal Aggression ISSN
related to Etymology · 18
Blasphemy → Acts, English, From, Gk, God, Greek, In, Isa, It, Kings, Late Latin, LXX, Middle English, Old French, Ps, Rev, Rom, The
related to External links · 17
Blasphemy → Archived, Catholic Encyclopedia, Charles, Encyclopedia Americana, In Herbermann, Jewish Encyclopedia, June, Koran, March, Mohammed, New York, Pakistan, Robert Appleton Company, The Blasphemy ChallengeA More4, The Rational Response Squad, Wayback Machine, Webster Melody
related to Buddhism · 16
Blasphemy → Abrahamic, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, Christianity, In, Insulting Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Myanmar, New Zealand, Shakthika Sathkumara, Similarly, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, West Asia
related to International Blasphemy Day · 15
Blasphemy → Amherst, Blasphemy Day, Center, CEO, CFI, CNN, Events, Inquiry, International Blasphemy Day, It, Los Angeles, New York, Ronald Lindsay, September, Washington
related to Middle Ages · 15
Blasphemy → Banter, Bishop Gibson, Buffoonery, Church, England, English Enlightenment, From, Heresy, Middle Ages, Orthodoxy, Reformation, Religious, Scripture, The, When
related to Common law · 14
Blasphemy → Christ's, England, God, Great Britain, He, In, It, Laws, Old Testament, Puritan-controlled Massachusetts Bay Colony, Scotland, The, Thomas Aikenhead, William Blackstone's Commentaries
related to Judaism · 8
Blasphemy → In Jewish, In Leviticus, Judaism, Leviticus, Lord, Noah, The Seven Laws, Yahweh

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Blasphemyis ainsult that shows contempt0.90text
Blasphemyis acommon case used for illustrative purposes0.90text
the Waldensians were also charged with blasphemy.IslamPunishmentinstance ofsects deemed heretical0.80text
definitionBlasphemy in Islam is impious utterance or action concerning Godinstance ofsects deemed heretical0.80text
Muhammad or anything considered sacred in Islaminstance ofsects deemed heretical0.80text
the Waldensians were also charged with blasphemyinstance ofsects deemed heretical0.80text
Blasphemyrelated to Affirmation of Freedom of Speech (FOS)Multilateral0.60section
Blasphemyrelated to Affirmation of Freedom of Speech (FOS)Council0.60section
Blasphemyrelated to Affirmation of Freedom of Speech (FOS)Europe0.60section
Blasphemyrelated to Affirmation of Freedom of Speech (FOS)UN0.60section
Blasphemyrelated to Affirmation of Freedom of Speech (FOS)ABL0.60section
Blasphemyrelated to BuddhismBuddhism0.60section

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