Behemoth - Frontman Formally Charged For Bible Destruction
According to Interia.pl and GazetaPrawna.pl, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Behemoth was formally charged on Monday (March 8) for insulting Roman Catholics.
As reported by Blabbermouth, Darski made headlines in his native country in September 2007 when he reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during a Behemoth performance in Gdynia and tore up a copy of the Bible onstage (see video footage here).
After the incident, Ryszard Nowak, head of the All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects sued Behemoth for promoting Satanism. Although a court expert witness on religious matters said that the act of destroying the Holy Bible could offend somebody's religious feelings (a criminal offense under Polish law), the case was discontinued because no one except Nowak accused Behemoth of insulting their religious beliefs. (Under Polish law, there must be at least two formal complaints before a charge is laid. The previous complaint was made in 2008, and recently an unspecified number of other complaints had been filed.)
Nergal is pleading not guilty to the charge.
According to Metal As Fuck, in the first hearing, under cross examination, Darski stated what he does on stage is part of artistic license and it wasn't supposed to offend religious feelings. However, an expert on religious history and studies from Jagellonian University in Krakow stated that every copy of a bible could be considered a religious icon.
There was no judgment ruled against Darski in the first hearing, but now that a second complaint has been filed, the matter will be heard by the courts.
IF(!) found guilty, Darski faces up to 2 years in prison.
As reported by Blabbermouth, Darski made headlines in his native country in September 2007 when he reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during a Behemoth performance in Gdynia and tore up a copy of the Bible onstage (see video footage here).
After the incident, Ryszard Nowak, head of the All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects sued Behemoth for promoting Satanism. Although a court expert witness on religious matters said that the act of destroying the Holy Bible could offend somebody's religious feelings (a criminal offense under Polish law), the case was discontinued because no one except Nowak accused Behemoth of insulting their religious beliefs. (Under Polish law, there must be at least two formal complaints before a charge is laid. The previous complaint was made in 2008, and recently an unspecified number of other complaints had been filed.)
Nergal is pleading not guilty to the charge.
According to Metal As Fuck, in the first hearing, under cross examination, Darski stated what he does on stage is part of artistic license and it wasn't supposed to offend religious feelings. However, an expert on religious history and studies from Jagellonian University in Krakow stated that every copy of a bible could be considered a religious icon.
There was no judgment ruled against Darski in the first hearing, but now that a second complaint has been filed, the matter will be heard by the courts.
IF(!) found guilty, Darski faces up to 2 years in prison.
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| Got Mayhem? Posts: 767  |
 So basically, the Catholics argument is: He hurt our feelings.Adam is a professional musician, the stage and the studio are his workplaces. Behemoth's music and live show is catered only to a certain kind of people and never to someone against their will. If Catholics were being forced to watched their precious gospels being torn up in between blasts of furious metal then maybe they would have a case. But they aren't. So they don't. Seems like a waste of time and money to me.
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| Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642  |
Haha like Poland has a law against hurting other people's feelings. There's a reason why people joke about poles being idiots, too bad this is taking it too far.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by TheBigRossowski on 09.03.2010 at 22:27 Aw shit you just went there. (  )
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One admin Posts: 15250  |
They have been sued in the US... PC is political correctness. it has morphed from trying to avoid hurting peoples feelings by using terms with horrible connotations, but has advanced well beyond that. and all, please take note of this absurdity. i am not kidding about the day of the PC police. and like religion, it will all be done "to help our fellow man" - but the end result will be every bit as ludicrous as this sorry state of affairs... yet many of the anti-religious intelligentsia will be entirely for it.
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8662  |
You say PC is something "bad", but you - MS Staff - are demanding it here too...
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| silenius Posts: 527  |
Religion has no place in the modern world, every grown up logical human being should be able to realise that its just an out-dated view of life and grow the fuck up, but everyone have the right to believe in what they feel like^^
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| tieka Posts: 9  |
I'm Catholic, and there's no way I'd go trying to put people in prison for this. Extreme religious people sure get scary... 
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One admin Posts: 15250 |
Written by Ellrohir on 09.03.2010 at 23:39 there is a difference between expecting and demanding a degree of civil discourse (which is what we do) and flat out escalation of said ideals until they reach the level of groupthink thought control.
---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes!
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| Roro Posts: 943  |
Burning the bible is for the commercial publicity. anyway we'll be waiting for warsaw presion new album m/
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| hellfire rainbow Posts: 7  |
F*CK! If anyone dares to put Nergal in prison, then you dont even imagine how many churches and bibles will be destroyed!!!!!!!!!!
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| treptolemus aphotic_zoning Posts: 207  |
"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine"
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| Lord_Regnier Posts: 1469  |
Written by silenius on 09.03.2010 at 23:39 That's what I think about religion too.
---- "Why would we fear death, when life is so much more frightening?"
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| fotius Posts: 19  |
This is metal!And no religion is other than Metal! And anyone how goes to see Behemoth likes the music and the act!So they didn't go in the face of a puritan and do that!They'll do it in a live show that we like to see such "unholy" things! A good idea is to stay here in Greece!He can say anything he wants!
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| wormdrink414 elite Posts: 1295  |
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| fotius Posts: 19 |
If someone offended then he don't like black metal,and he should not be in that consent to see that!So no excuse!He mast do anything he want if he dos not hurt anyone or anything(animals) physically! Come on it's 2010 and this is not church.It's BLACK metal live! Hell....
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| Empty Spaces Unburied At Dusk Posts: 776  |
Give me a fucking break, no wonder a lot Polish people hate their country.
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| Storm Rider Posts: 41 |
I think Catholic Church in Poland must learn about how to FORGIVENESS, not to JUDGE. That's what Jesus Christ teach to everyone who believe Him 
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| 4look4rd The Sasquatch Posts: 834  |
I actually like Behemoth and I am not catholic but I actually support the church this time. I don't think burning a religious icon should be part of "artistic license," but it should rather be consider as an act of ignorance. It doesn't matter what religion we are talking about; things like this just shouldn't happen, its like going back to the past when people were ignorant bastards that couldn't see one centimeter in front of their eyes. I think the hating on christianity is the new fad, but I would be just as pissed if they were burning a copy of the Qu'ran, some sacred hindo religious text, or even a pagan poem.
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| SatyriconChick Posts: 248  |
Are you kidding me??? I guess I take Freedom of Speech for granted here in the USA. Ridiculous! I hope Nergal doesn't go to prison for speaking his free mind. :
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| 4look4rd The Sasquatch Posts: 834 |
Well prison is too much, I think I missed the end of the article
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| Hylia Posts: 1435  |
Thats insane! I had no idea that was a law in Poland. Religious stuff gets so out of hand sometimes.
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| ..ExoTeaR.. Posts: 358  |
I must be honest i didnt know such laws ever existead in any country  << pretty lame tho.
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| Vána Posts: 11  |
This is absolutely ridiculous! He expressed his view on how he dislikes Christianity and ripped a Bible. I don't think ANYONE can argue against the fact that Christianity causes a lot of problems and can lead to religious wars because of many intolerant and absurd views. There are so many conflicting messages in the Bible. Blind faith scares the shit out of me. If he goes to jail for expressing his belief (which is what Christianity it, a belief) then that will just continue to boggle my mind.
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689  |
Both sides are equally stupid, religious guys for giving so much importance to Nergal's actions, and Nergal for giving so much importance to religious guys actions... C'mon, ITS JUST A BOOK! He destroyed a bible, not a fucking church! I don't think he deserves 2 years in prison just for that. This is sooo LAME! :nondo:
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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| BudDa elite Posts: 887  |
Written by Storm Rider on 10.03.2010 at 03:41 Indeed.. lol
---- Freeze! Step away from the hubris.
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| STEELER Posts: 24  |
Well,what you guys can expect from this kind of bands? beat a drum kit like a maniac,rip it off a guitar and bass,growl like cockie monster,and with that imagen and make up,awful!!! music is art,skills,education,human values etc,i believe in God and what he represents,but not the church,so........i hope that the people that like this kind of bands don't hate me for this it's just a comment.....
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