Irish Constitutional Convention Recommends Replacing Blasphemy Offense With Ban On Inciting Religious Hatred

Ireland is in the midst of an unusual constitution revision process.  A Convention on the Constitution made up of 66 randomly selected citizens who are broadly representative of Irish society, and 33 parliamentarians nominated by their respective political parties, are making recommendations to the Oireachtas for amendments that will ultimately be put to the people for a vote. According to a news release by the Convention, on Sunday the Convention voted 53% to 38% to replace the current constitutional provision on blasphemy with a general provision banning incitement to religious hatred. Irish Times reports on the vote. [Thanks to Volokh Conspiracy via Steven H. Sholk for the lead.]