Liberdade de expressão e religião: a veiculação de sátiras religiosas em mídias de grande repercussão

Abstract

This paper seeks to make a study on freedom of expression and religion, placing these two rights in a direct confrontation, where the search to fulfill the values contained therein creates a practical difficulty of knowing which one should prevail. In this sense, it permeates by the characterization of the above cited values, seeking to visualize its manifestations in the Constitution and its reflexes as fundamental rights. The example studied as the main case refers to the placement of religious satire in high-profile media, in a way that the limits of freedom of expression are put in question, seeking to highlight when a manifestation of thought can set an affront to other rights fundamental for violating the precepts of the Constitution. Wanted, finally, not a formula to resolve these conflicts, but explain some important points, which should be analyzed whenever one is in a conflict like that. Thus, hate speech is seen as the main limitation of freedom of expression., to the extent that protection of religious freedom can be understood not only as the possibility of exercising the worships and liturgies, but also practise them with dignity, or even the choise of having no religion.