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A heavy metal singer in trouble with Polish authorities over a photo of him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary has launched a legal defence fund.

Adam Darski, known as Nergal, is appealing against a conviction of offending religious sentiment under Poland's blasphemy laws.

He is appealing for donations in a crowdfunding campaign for Polish artists accused of blasphemy.

Poland has one of the world's highest numbers of blasphemy and insult laws.

"For over a decade I have been persecuted and prosecuted at the hands of the Polish legal system. The time for capitulation is over," Nergal, who fronts the band Behemoth, wrote on Twitter.

Petter 9 Feb 25
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This is timely. One of my sisters just told me to say five 'Hail Marys' because I was going to use foul language. (She is as religious as celery). I promptly snowed, tornadoed, and earthquaked on Mary. Does this mean my soul is getting sent to the coal pit?

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Strange isn’t it? But expecting women to live up to the impossible ideal of being a virgin mother is somehow a widely excepted norm? Who should really being offended here?

Precisely. 👍

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Nothing surprising. The name Behemoth is one of the infernal names in the satanic bible along with Astaroth, Abaddon, Beherit, Lucifer and many more.

Black, Death, Thrash and Classic Metal Bands have been dealing with this nonsense over and over again. These morons just don’t realize by attacking it, they make it more attractive.

I can remember the 1985 Senate Hearings on “Porn Rock” it was funny and pathetic at the same time.

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