The law was passed in 1697. He only defends the Church of England. This is why Muslims were unable to appeal to the British courts after the publication of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses in 1988. The last conviction under this law was in 1977 against Dennis Lyman, the publisher who published the poem “On the Carnal Love of a Centurion for Christ.” The blasphemy law is still in effect today. In Denmark, meanwhile, beach flip-flops with the face of Our Lady on the sole are going on sale.