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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=998405105-10052010>How the hell did we
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face="Times New Roman">Think the religious right goes overboard in the US? Under
Poland’s blasphemy law, a Polish pop singer is facing two years in jail for
interview comments about the Bible. </FONT>
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<P>26-year-old Dorota Rabczewska, known as “Doda”, is a Polish pop star.
Generally not much different from American pop stars — other than being a member
of <A href="http://www.mensa.org/" jQuery1273470771623="7">MENSA</A> — Doda
likes to speak her mind. That’s gotten her into some hot water this time
around.</P>
<P>In a television interview last year, Doda explained that she found it far
easier to believe in dinosaurs than the Bible; “it is hard to believe in
something written by people who drank too much wine and smoked herbal
cigarettes.”</P>
<P>Polish Catholics weren’t too pleased. Under Poland’s draconian blasphemy law,
simply offending someone’s religious sensibilities can earn you hefty fines and
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