“STOP THE RELIGIOUS STATE” PETITION - removal of article 196 from Polish Penal Code in defence of artistic freedom and freedom of expression

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#1003

I don't want to live in a country where artistic freedom is crushed by religion

(Górki Wielkie, 2021-03-17)

#1006

Stop the Madness! We live in 22nd Century not in the Middle Age! Every person should say what he/she want... And not be punished if their statements are not religious enough...

(Vienna, 2021-03-17)

#1007

I agree with Adam Darski that the law about blasphemia in Poland must be changed. In order to express our freedom and feelings.

(Gdansk, 2021-03-17)

#1009

mam dosyc koltunstwa i ciemnoty usankcjonowanych prawnie.

(warszawa, 2021-03-17)

#1013

Remove artical 196 polish penal code .

(Uttrakhand, 2021-03-17)

#1022

I'm signing because I've had enough

(Suwałki, 2021-03-17)

#1024

fuck this

(Rockanje, 2021-03-17)

#1027

I believe in freedom and free will religions kills

(Liège, 2021-03-17)

#1030

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

(PASTO, 2021-03-17)

#1032

Separate Church and State.
Religious beliefs and practices should stay within the walls of itself. They should not influence or have any part of political power.
It’s outrageous that an artist/journalist/ author have to consider any offense on his criticism of an over powering religion.
At the end if the day, these are just beliefs.

(Pinecrest, 2021-03-17)

#1035

Stop this Religius violence in Poland. Heil Behemoth!

(Morąg, 2021-03-17)

#1039

E.D.

(Chalandri, 2021-03-17)

#1046

Jestem Polką mieszkającą w Kanadzie i jestem zbulwersowana tym, co dzieje się z prawami kobiet i człowieka w Polsce.

(Toronto, 2021-03-17)

#1052

Gdyż cenie wolność słowa i poglądów a gardzę fanatyzmem.

(Wrocław, 2021-03-17)

#1056

I am signing because no religion should enslave any population and force individuals to be silent of their own beliefs. Forcing individuals to bend their knees for a God that they do not believe in, it is morally depraved. In keeping Article 196, it only proves the weakness of the church, shows the fear of criticism. Poland has always fought to be free; why should religion be just another shackle?

(Fountain, 2021-03-17)

#1058

Laws that prohibits someones expression of their opinions on the basis of religious laws are nothing but authoritarian power grab by the church in an attempt to censor and silence people at the states will.

(Stockholm, 2021-03-17)

#1061

These laws are allowing the Church to overstep and for people to target anyone they don't like as offending them. This is not justice - its a modern witch hunt.

(East Peoria, 2021-03-17)

#1068

I'm against Christianiti and i do not suport Chrurches. Also, i'm fan of Behemoth and i completley agree with Nergal.

(NOVI SAD, 2021-03-17)

#1076

No religion should have such control over a country or it’s people and it’s time someone fought against that.

(Dudley, 2021-03-17)

#1087

Freedom for the people of #Poland.💌
Stop persecution.🌬️
Let there be art.🌹
God is dead.💀
Saudações de Portugal.

(Figueira da Foz, 2021-03-17)

#1090

I despise censorship from catholic church. They can literally do what they want and no one can't touch them.

(Lubliniec, 2021-03-17)

#1095

Nie chcę aby Polska była krajem wyznaniowym.

(Wałbrzych, 2021-03-17)

#1099

I'm an antitheist

(Zduńska Wola, 2021-03-17)

#1100

Free speaking!

(Recife, 2021-03-17)

#1105

Wolność wyboru, wolność słowa w Pl.

(Oldbury, 2021-03-17)

#1107

Freedom of expression without free of prosecution is important to me.

(Hollister, 2021-03-17)

#1113

Takie prawo jest nieprecyzyjne, dopuszcza zbyt dowolną interpretację. Jest niezgodne z Konstytucją RP, jak również z prawem do wolności wypowiedzi i z logiką. Jeżeli można obrazić uczucia religijne, to analogicznie można obrazić uczucia antyreligijne i inne, np. uczucie strachu, przywiązania czy miłości.

(Dąbrowa Rusiecka, 2021-03-17)

#1119

I believe that everyone should be able to speak freely about religions

(Wrocław, 2021-03-17)

#1122

Podpisuję, ponieważ zgadzam się w całości z treścią petycji.

(Szubin, 2021-03-17)

#1123

Religion is the evil of humanity. It should not be mixed with politics and law. Art does not impose, it expresses. Religion is always imposed against will and freedom so it takes more than it gives. It is not needed to promote respect of others. It actually does the opposite when mingled with law and rights.

(Zapopan, 2021-03-17)

#1126

Artistic Freedom

(Falun, 2021-03-17)

#1128

I fully support the much needed separation of religion with church as organization at the forefront and the state. There is no longer place for such outdated laws in modern era with so much going on in the world considering freedom of speech movement, racial equality, intra - sex equality etc etc....

(Pula, 2021-03-17)

#1132

I am signing this petition because first, feelings are subjective. There are too many variables affecting how a person feels or reacts to something, to prove in a courtroom, that the said religious "defamation", was the provable cause of the offended feelings. Feelings aren't always fact. Some examples are: Low blood sugar, chemical imbalances, someone cut you off in traffic earlier that day, your wife slept with the neighbor, or you were molested by a priest, and you are triggered by religious imagery used by an artist.
Also, as a survivor of criminal violence, the rule of law should protect the welfare of people, from bodily harm, financial harm, traffic laws so we can all drive together safely. This penal code is abusive, because it is not about providing tangible safety, or order, but its rather about controlling people in the name of religion. Abusers control. Instead of controlling art and music, why can't the Catholic Church 'control' or stop altogether child abuse by their OWN parishioners?

(Portland, 2021-03-17)

#1133

I'm the freewill human being!

(Pabianice, 2021-03-17)

#1138

Laws biased on religious doctrine perpetuate outdated ideolog, kill progress, and victimize those that do not ascribe to those theological beliefs. It is an act of cruelty.

(Wilmington, 2021-03-17)

#1149

Artistical freedom should not be restricted. It is the very foundation of art to defy borders and create something that is both in and above worldly or religious views, so that people can look deeper into themselves and their feelings so they can be better to themselves and those around them. Restricting this freedom equals imprisonment out of proportions!

(Arnhem, 2021-03-17)

#1150

Im signing because the attempt to destroy free speech in Poland.

(Fresno, 2021-03-17)

#1154

Fuck this old way of thinking. Poland needs to get with the times.

(Kristiansand, 2021-03-17)

#1160

Art is more important than religion

(Stuttgart, 2021-03-17)

#1161

Offending someone should never be illegal.

(Plainfield, 2021-03-17)

#1163

Blasphemy and Heresy laws in Poland are the leftover evidence, the leftover remnants on how seriously manic and inhumane The Catholic Church Really Was! How much control and power they had over peoples daily lives to the point of torture, and PTSD in the middle ages. History doesn’t lie, and iron maiden is not just a cool heavy metal band you know! The church really did this shit to innocent people in the name of blasphemy, heresy, and mass hysteria.

(Los Angeles, 2021-03-17)

#1168

Because freedom of religion should also include the right to publicly denounce it.

(Rotterdam, 2021-03-17)

#1174

I'm signing because I support Adam (Nergal) including everyone else in the behemoth community and the ideal of freedom of thought, speech and religion.

(Fresno, 2021-03-17)

#1178

Freedom

(Orange Park, 2021-03-17)

#1179

I think everyone is entitled to their own religious opinion, belief or disbelief, but nobody has the right to impose it on the other or to punish them for it.

(Puurs, 2021-03-17)

#1182

I'm singning because freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right and any eu country should agree with that.

(Wasserbillig, 2021-03-17)

#1197

I’m signing because In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is closely associated with separation of church and state, a concept advocated by Colonial founders such as Dr. John Clarke, Roger Williams, William Penn, and later Founding Fathers such as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.

(El Paso, Texas, 2021-03-17)