 | Joseph Hamburger - Philosophy - 2001 - 260 pages
...It included denying the being or providence of the Almighty, contumelious reproaches of Christ, and all profane scoffing at the holy scripture or exposing it to contempt and ridicule. Its status was reinforced by the doctrine, traced back to Hale, that Christianity was part and parcel... | |
 | Ashley Montagu - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2001 - 388 pages
...correct more for the sake of example than private amendment. The fourth species of offences, therefore, more immediately against God and religion, is that...at the holy scripture, or exposing it to contempt or ridicule. These are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous... | |
 | Linda C. Raeder - Philosophy - 2002 - 418 pages
...It included denying the being or providence of the Almighty, contumelious reproaches of Christ, and all profane scoffing at the holy scripture or exposing it to contempt and ridicule. Its status was reinforced by the doctrine, traced back to Hale, that Christianity was part and parcel... | |
 | Chris Rodda - History - 2006 - 534 pages
...punishments as they appear in Blackstone's Commentaries. The fourth species of offenses therefore, more immediately against God and religion, is that...scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule. These are offenses punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment:... | |
 | George P. Fletcher - Law - 2007 - 400 pages
...against the Almighty, by denying his being or providence; or by contumelious reproaches of our Savior Christ. Whither also may be referred all profane scoffing...scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule." 4 Blackstone at 59. Compare Leviticus 24:13—16 ("The Lord said to Moses, saying: Take the blasphemer... | |
 | 530 pages
...commentator blasphemy against the almighty is "denying his being or providence; or by contumacious reproaches of our saviour christ. Whither also may...the holy scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule".708 Blasphemy laws forbid the publication of matter which "vilifies or is contemptuous of,... | |
 | Seventh-Day Adventists - 1926 - 752 pages
...Almighty:" "Denying His being or providence . . . contumelious reproaches of our Saviour Christ . . • profane scoffing at the Holy Scripture or exposing it to contempt and ridicule."15 Happily the law elsewhere does not go to such length as in Maryland, which makes it a... | |
 | Sir William Searle Holdsworth - Law - 1926 - 546 pages
...tended to sedition and commotions ; and Blackstone had emphasized the fact that blasphemy consisted in " profane scoffing at the Holy Scripture or exposing it to contempt and ridicule."8 Having regard, therefore, to the larger liberty of expressing opinions secured by the legislation... | |
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God and religion, is that of blasphemy against the Almighty, by denying his being or providence ; or by contumelious reproaches of our Saviour Christ. Whither also may be referred all profane scoffing at the holy scripture, . or exposing it to contempt... 
