Racial vilification is apparently and unique Australian term.
I don't know what I was thinking when I posted this. I know we are talking about religious vilification. My only excuse is that it was early in the morning.
Any way, I went back to Wikipedia on the subject of
religious vilification and it redirects to blasphemy - viz:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Religious vilification)
For other uses, see Blasphemy (disambiguation).
Blasphemy is the use of reference to one or more gods in a manner considered objectionable by a religious authority. It may include using sacred names as stress expletives without intention to pray or speak of sacred matters; it is also sometimes defined as language expressing disbelief or disapproved beliefs, or ridiculing religious figures or symbols. In some countries, these restrictions have the force of law, and may use the terms blasphemous libel, defamation of religion, vilification of religion, and religious vilification.
I don't know whether this is the definition the scilons had in mind, but what god are they thinking of?? Is it blasphemous now to say Ron f..g Hubbard or Davy bloody Miscarraige? I digress.
Reading down the article, there was a whole lot of stuff regarding the UNHCR's attempt to deal with religious vilification with special reference to Islam, although it includes all religions. I have pasted it's last resolution below.
On 26 March 2009, the UNHRC passed a resolution, proposed by Pakistan, which condemned the "defamation of religion" as a human rights violation by a vote of 23-11, with 13 abstentions. The resolution stated that "Defamation of religion is a serious affront to human dignity leading to a restriction on the freedom of their adherents and incitement to religious violence" and that "Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with human rights violations and terrorism." Supporters argued that the resolution is necessary to prevent the defamation of Islam while opponents argued that such a resolution would restrict freedom of speech.[30][31]
I wonder whether the scilons have been trawling through the UN's resolutions and thought that the religious vilification thing was a good way to protect itself. Also, is the Oz government addressing this issue because the UNHCR have passed quite a few resolutions on it?
Here is the website for those who are interested in further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_vilification