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Friday, August 19, 2011
Polish Court Clears Death Metal Singer On Offending Religious Feelings Charges
According to yesterday's London Guardian, a court in Poland has cleared "death metal" singer Adam Darski (known as Nergal) of charges of offending religious feeling. In a 2007 concert in Poland, Darski tore up a Bible, threw the pages to the audience and asked them to burn them. He also called the Bible a deceitful book and the Church a criminal sect. The judge concluded that Darski's actions were "a form of art" consistent with the style of his band.