Posted by Eugene Volokh:
The New Anti-Blasphemy Laws:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_02_04-2007_02_10.shtml#1170973124
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In November, the Associated Students board passed a unanimous
resolution, which the (X)Press reported, denounced the California
Republicans for "hateful religious intolerance" and criticized those
who "pre-meditated the stomping of the flags knowing it would offend
some people and possibly incite violence."
Now you know that there are students who are opposed to desecrating
flags on campus -- that is, if the flags represent terrorist
organizations....
As to the disciplinary action contemplated by SFSU, and FIRE's
reaction to it:
The university's response [to FIRE]? Spokesperson Ellen Griffin
told me, "The university stands behind this process."
And: "I don't believe the complaint is about the desecration of the
flag. I believe that the complaint is the desecration of Allah."
...
Sounds to me like SFSU is acknowledging that under SFSU rules,
desecrating Allah -- or, to be precise, desecrating religious symbols
-- is indeed prohibited. Everything old (here, blasphemy bans) is new
again.
References
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/02/08/EDGRJN76O61.DTL>Debra%20Saunders,%20an%20<i>S.F.%20Chronicle</i>%20columnist,%20writes</a>:<blockquote>This%20story%20starts%20with%20an
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