Irish Justice Minister proud of country’s ‘modern and liberal reputation’ after Ireland votes in favour to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland has voted to lift a rarely enforced constitutional ban on blasphemy in the latest secular reform for the once staunchly Catholic country, referendum results showed on Saturday.

The ban was overturned with 65 percent of voters in favour, following recent votes to allow abortion and same-sex marriage.

“It has always been my view that there is no room for a provision such as this in our constitution.

Ireland is rightly proud of our reputation as a modern, liberal society,” Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said.

#BlasphemyRef result now official. Proposal passed by large margin with support of over 950k citizens. My thanks to all who voted & supported the proposal to change our constitution.

— Charlie Flanagan (@CharlieFlanagan) October 27, 2018

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