Obama orders end to the practice of denying same-sex partners hospital visits

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

But you gave them, in your words, as examples of making such laws. Apparently, you don't agree with yourself.

Many states used to have blasphemy laws on on the books, like this one from the 1800s in Maryland:

If any person, by writing or speaking, shall blaspheme or curse God, or shall write or utter any profane words of and concerning our Saviour, Jesus Christ, or of and concerning the Trinity, or any of the persons thereof, he shall, on conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned as aforesaid, at the discretion of the court.

Such laws have long been considered unconstitutional; SCOTUS struck down New York's in the 1950s. But there may be some on the books still somewhere, like apparently Pennsylvania, where in 2007 the state would not allow someone to incorporate "I Choose Hell Productions" because the name violated the commonwealth's blasphemy law. (NYTimes article here.)

Thanks, so it's just like it sounds. Blasphemy. The good thing is that it only covered "he."

Okay, so, is there a name for the types of laws that would cover adultery? Are these...the Ten Commandment laws?