A ruling in Britain stokes fears of backdoor blasphemy laws
Concerns over a case involving the burning of a Koran
It takes a lot to get religious lobby groups to agree with the National Secular Society (NSS). But such an alliance has emerged since Hamit Coskun was convicted on June 2nd of a religiously motivated public-order offence after setting fire to a Koran. He was fined £240 ($325).
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Fire and furore”
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