In common usage blasphemy means words and actions which constitute an insult to God or other sacred entities. To the modern mind the term may seem obsolete, a leftover from primitive superstition. It is anything but obsolete to many people in the contemporary world.
Toward the end of January two stories involving the issue of blasphemy were widely carried in the media. They hardly merited first-page treatment. They nevertheless raised interesting issues.
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