• fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc
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    3 months ago

    By “most countries” I’m pretty sure you mean “the United States”, and your constitutional right does not protect you from civil slander or libel cases.

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        3 months ago

        If there’s “a” church then there’s “the” church.

        It doesn’t need to be an international organisation headquartered in the vatican city. It could be equivalent to your local knitting club. If you say mean things about an organisation you can expect them to take legal action to stop you.