THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A BILL , WITHDRAWN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) , LONDON, February 25. . (Received Feb, 26, at 8 p.m.) In the House of Commons, the Blasphemy Bill, which was 'introduced by back bench Labour members to prevent criminal proceedings being taken in any court for schism, heresy, blasphemy, blasphemous libel, or atheism, was withdrawn. The measure was recently read a second time, but in the committee stage to-day Sir James Melville (Solicitor-general) said that the Government would insist upon an additional clause making it an offence to publish any scurrilous matter outraging relgious convictions. i ‘ Mr Thurtle declared that this was very disappointing to the supporters of the Bill. They would rather leave the existing law unchanged than accept the new clause, and therefore they withdrew the measure.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20962, 27 February 1930, Page 11
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