Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage
Debate contribution by Ms Kate Nicholl on .
- MLA
- Ms Kate Nicholl
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 8 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Justice Bill: Consideration Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5601034
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I thank the Member for giving way. I was fascinated by the completely bizarre situation that he just outlined. How does he think that the current laws benefit people? Did he not hear what my party leader said about how freedom of religion and freedom from religion go hand in hand? Is that a concept that he understands, or does he reject it completely? Can he not see that you are able to have religious freedom and express yourself only because everyone else has the right not to, and does he not want to live in a society in which everyone is free to have their own beliefs and everyone's beliefs are respected? I would really like to know how the current blasphemy laws benefit people. Does he think that dead laws should just be kept? What would happen if we were to change our regime completely and we had different politicians here? Does that not give him any concern?
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