Blasphemy laws persist across much of contemporary Europe.

Evidence

Blasphemy laws, vestiges of a Christian past, also remain on the books in many European countries. Denmark’s Criminal Code threatens with punishment, including possible imprisonment, anyone who “publicly mocks or insults the religious doctrines or acts of worship of any lawfully existing religious community.” Other countries with blasphemy laws include Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. Britain abolished its blasphemy laws in 2008. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 427

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s question about the sphere of religion vs. the sphere of a people — the West’s own religion-protection laws. — connects to: Islamophobia is transmitted through state-polity dialogue via law and rhetoric — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 83

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia is transmitted through state-polity dialogue via law and rhetoric #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 83