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The British still have an offense of blasphemy but not for long, if some get their way:

"The ancient common law of blasphemous libel purports to protect beliefs rather than people or communities," said a statement backed by activists ranging from the creator of the BBC comedy "The Office" to the retired Archbishop of Canterbury.

"Most religious commentators are of the view that the Almighty does not need the 'protection' of such a law. Far from protecting public order ... it actually damages social cohesion."

In fact:

The last successful prosecution under Britain's blasphemy law was in 1977, when the publisher of the Gay News was fined for printing a love poem from a Roman centurion to Jesus.

I would have thought that the last thing a loving God would need our help in deflecting would be passion.

On an altogether different note, I have attempted, but failed, to resist the temptation of reporting that one of the Law Lords who decided the case in the House of Lords was named Lord Diplock. He voted in favor of the defendants. In another interesting aside, the defendants were represented by John Mortimer QC, the author of the famous "Rumpole" books.

In much more serious case of irony, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali of Rochester, himself a Pakistani from a family with both Christian and Muslim roots, is living under police protection after receiving death threats because of statements he made to the effect that radical forms of Islam have turned parts of England into "no-go zones" in which it is dangerous for non-Muslims, and, in particular, converts to Christianity, to live and work.

Given America's own difficulty keeping church and state disentangled, I hesitate to criticize. But it seems somehow that a system that retains criminal protections for the "good name" of God(s), while the "Earthy ministers" of those Gods cannot openly walk the streets because of threats of sectarian violence, might need a revisit to its priorities.
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