The leaders of the executive and legislative branches of government in Poland are currently at work on legislation that would make blasphemy a crime punishable by a sentence of two years in prison. The lower house of the Polish legislature has already passed a version of the proposed law.
The Roman Catholic Church has a stranglehold on politics in Poland, making the country a de facto Christian Nationalist state.
Poland already has some laws against blasphemy. Last month, under these laws, the Polish artist Krzysztof Soroka was fined the equivalent of hundreds of dollars for creating a painting that offended Christian sensibilities by protesting against Poland’s ban of abortion.
The new anti-blasphemy legislation in Poland would, however, make punishments for criticizing Christianity even more severe.
