An SA man faces life in prison for sacrilege. What does the controversial charge mean?

An SA man faces life in prison for sacrilege. What does the controversial charge mean?

The controversial law of sacrilege — which carries the same maximum penalty of life in jail as murder — still exists in South Australia, but some say it shouldn't.

A South Australian man faces life in prison for sacrilege

A South Australian man faces life in prison for sacrilege. Here's what the controversial charge means. The controversial law of sacrilege — which carries the same maximum penalty of life in jail as murder — still exists in South Australia, but some say it shouldn't. It is really weird to be charging someone with sacrilege since Australia is mostly a quite secular society - in the 2021 Census, 38.9% of Australians said that they had no religion, …