re: #13 Destro

And here’s the Anti-Americanism, right on schedule. You clearly don’t get how anti-blasphemy laws are used by clerics (of any religion) who want to stir up trouble or by people who are just plain fanatical: They just trump charges up or magnify an innocent act out of proportion. Then they demand that the state punish the “Vile Other” or they’ll riot. That’s how it works in Pakistan, and PLL will back me up on that score.

No, laws against blasphemy are a bad idea. Free speech is the better policy. In any case, this isn’t really about preventing communal strife: This is about Putin’s support of the Russian Orthodox Church, and Pussy Riot’s attack on same. Putin say that as a challenge to his power, and now he plans to change the law to ensure he is not challenged in that way again.