Agreed PolicyGovernment, Justice and Public Order
Free Speech and Public Doctrine
Broad political and academic discussion is protected; speech that directly incites violence, terrorism or criminal conduct is not.
Policy catalogueConstitutional, Religious and Moral Order
Agreed PolicyBlasphemy and Sacrilege
Unbelief, criticism and theological argument remain lawful. Deliberate desecration of the sacred may be prohibited.
Position
Restore Europe distinguishes unbelief and criticism from deliberate public profanation. Atheism and theological disagreement are not themselves criminal offences, while deliberate desecration of the sacred may be prohibited.
Policy
- Atheism and private unbelief remain lawful.
- Criticism of Church leaders and theological debate remain lawful.
- Deliberate desecration of consecrated objects, churches or sacred Christian rites may be criminalized.
- Anti-Christian vandalism remains punishable under ordinary criminal law, and may carry an aggravating sacrilege element.
Principle
Protect the sacred without criminalizing doubt, disagreement or intellectual inquiry.
Implementation note
Implementation note
Several European states have repealed blasphemy provisions in recent decades, so this would mean reinstating a narrower offence rather than retaining an existing one.
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- Agreed PolicyConstitutional, Religious and Moral Order
Catholic Confessional State
Restore Europe supports formal constitutional recognition of Catholicism as the principal public religion, and rejects the claim that the state can be morally or religiously neutral.
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