2012/5/15 Santosh Helekar <[email protected]>: > http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/05/15/religion-journal-christ-statue-in-mumbai-prompts-blasphemy-spat/ > > Cheers, > > Santosh
Are we skewing the debate by using incorrect labels and terms? Is it blasphemy? Or is it hate speech? India Main article: Hate speech laws in India Since Hinduism, India's dominant religion does not have the concept of blasphemy;[20][21]such laws are absent in tradition. In 1860, British rule codified Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code which punishes as hate speech insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of any citizen with deliberate and malicious intention to outrage their religious feelings. These laws are applied to all religions including Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity and Islam.[22] Central Government Act Section 295A in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 295A. 5[ Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.-- Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of 6[ citizens of India], 7[ by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise] insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 8[ three years], or with fine, or with both.] [edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law#India
