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> But do you have an example of legitimate criticism of religion being shut down by hate speech law?

Here's the UK Home Secretary suggesting tightening rules that allow UK firms to recruit workers from overseas, being investigated by police as matter of hatred of immigrants. The complainant in this case is Joshua Silver, a well known troll, however police are obliged to act:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38597714

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So the Home Secretary recieved no repercussions and the incident was no-crimed by the police, who then took no action? Not exactly the boot of the Stasi, is it?

(Also, that doesn't seem to be a "criticism of religion" either?)

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It was a massive waste of police resources. And not every misuse of hate crime laws is based on religion, this was just the most recent one.