The Scottish government has published a bill that would decriminalise blasphemy, more than 175 years after the last case was prosecuted.
The devolved administration in Edinburgh said the continued criminalisation of blasphemy, which falls under hate crime laws, “no longer reflects the kind of society in which we live”.
Justice minister Humza Yousaf said the law would be modernised and also cover discrimination against age, disability, race, religion and sexual orientation.
“Stirring up of hatred can contribute to a social atmosphere in which discrimination is accepted as normal,” he said. Guardian.
