The roots of oppressive censorship are one and the same. Europe’s ‘hate speech’ laws are a secular equivalent to blasphemy laws—both hinder people from living and speaking freely.
For there to be blasphemy there needs to be religion and, in this case, I am referring to the religions of identity politics and climate-change activism. These are not merely religions, however; they are the religions of fanatics.
Over the past year, a significant portion of the European Parliament seems to have become hostile to claims of religious persecution, especially coming from Christians.
I don’t like seeing the logos of multinational companies frivolously devaluing our faith and the traditions of thousands of Spaniards,” tweeted Jorge Buxadé of VOX.
Editorial Staff|Tristan Vanheuckelom
January 29, 2022
Finland explicitly says “violations against human rights and religious freedom cannot be tolerated anywhere;” just days later, a politician is put on trial for expressing her religious convictions. Nina Shea captured the irony with biting concision: “Finland acts like a pyromaniac at home and like a fireman for Pakistan when it comes to freedoms of religion and speech.”
