Source: Associated Press
By JAN M. OLSEN
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A case of a man charged under Denmark’s little-used blasphemy law for setting a Quran on fire and posting a video of it online has raises the question again: Should Danes scrap the law which makes it a crime to insult God?
Lawmakers in this predominantly Lutheran, albeit secular, country have several times debated whether to repeal the two-line legislation. But each time, they ended up keeping it — although no one has been convicted of blasphemy since 1946. This time around, it seems the law could be removed after the governing Liberal Party joined a majority of legislators who want to get rid of it.
An upcoming trial has brought the issue to the forefront.
John Salvesen, 42, posted a video on Facebook in December 2015, showing the burning of a Quran in his backyard.
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