This is probably gonna come out as an unorganised mess as although I well versed in the art of being opinionated I am not so good at getting things down in writing.

I thought I'd start with a little bit of everything - but If I get the hang of this and start churning things out I'll break everything down into smaller categories.

Stop procrastinating you say and get to the good stuff.

The Blasphemy laws (sub topic hate crime)

There are motions in place currently to overturn the law that makes blasphemy illegal.
This I think is a good thing. We live in a country that likes to pride itself on its freedoms - which includes the freedom of speech. Obviously, freedoms like rights come with responsibilities and with the freedom of speech comes the responsibility to not to say anything that incites crime, defames character or is racist,sexist,homophobic etc. But should we worry about offending peoples beliefs or questioning their opinions? What is it about religion that requires special treatment in this way? Religion is, when all is said and done, someone's opinion on how the world got here and how we should live our lives. There is no law that says people cannot criticise my scientific understanding of where the universe came from, or my morals built on my political opinions and upbringing. If someone were to disagree with me on any of these things I would debate with them, explain why I thought what I thought and show them the evidence that backs me up, but I would ask the law to tell them to stop questioning me. I guess that is because I am able to back up these things where as religion cannot. The fear of criticism and questions led them way back when to ask for a law that outlawed it. Because fear of wrong doing and absolute obedience are a good thing to have in the population when you are a dictator, the law was passed. Now that we are living in a good attempt at a democracy this law must go.