Topic: Blasphemy Laws

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling for international laws to ban "hate speech" and blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad following the "Innocence of Muslims" film controversy. The hosts discuss how Western leaders like President Obama and Hillary Clinton are increasingly entertaining these restrictions on free speech. They also note the irony of the OIC's "religious tolerance" map, which explicitly blocks India from membership.

A new law in Ireland makes blasphemy a crime punishable by 25,000 euros, effective January 1, 2010. The hosts speculate that this legislation is a response to growing Islamic influence in Europe and may eventually be adopted as a general law by the European Union authorities in Brussels.