Denmark parliament passes law to stop burning of Quran
Bill comes after string of burnings that sparked protests in Muslim countries. The new rules will also protect other holy texts
A new law has been passed by Denmark’s parliament that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in the country after a recent string of public burnings of the Quran sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries.
The Scandinavian nation has been viewed abroad as a place that facilitates insults and denigration of the cultures, religions and traditions of other countries.
The Folketing, or parliament, adopted the law in a 94-77 vote, with eight legislators absent.
The new legislation will make it a crime “to inappropriately treat, publicly or with the intention of dissemination in a wider circle, a writing with significant religious significance for a religious community or an object that appears as such”.
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