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Originally Posted by icarus
As for the judge in this case, what a tool. It's kinda like a judge requiring the Crown to prove the Theory of Gravity in a case where the accused allegedly dropped a piano on the victim (considering scientific theories are naturally unprovable).
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I don't know about that.
We don't know all the details but the impression I get is that these two guys live in the same town and the priest is badmouthing the atheist in a newsletter he is sending around to the locals. Isn't that slander?
It's not slander if the priest can back up his claims so they've said "back up your claims". My Italian journalism rules are a little rusty, but over here I think a defense against a slander charge is being able to prove what you said.
Of course we don't know what he said so I'm really just rambling now.
The whole thing does smell like a bit of a stunt on the judge's part. The priest will probably end up writing an apology in the offending newsletter and that'll be about it.