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Professor Ronan McCrea, Professor of Constitutional and European Law at ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws, has written an article on the referendum to remove the criminalisation of blasphemy from the Irish constitution. Professor McCrea has also been in relation to the referendum.Ìý

Professor McCrea argues that, in an increasingly diverse society with different views on what kind of criticism of religion is legitimate a 'nod and wink' approach under which blasphemy is technically a crime but never actually punished is unsustainable. Clarity is needed and Ireland should follow the large number of European countries that have repealed their blasphemy laws in recent years.

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