Thursday, April 26, 2012

Today's News...

...from the Religion of Peace:

150 Afghan school girls poisoned

Pianist to turn back on Turkey; disillusioned by rise of conservative Islam, live in exile in Japan

Free Speech Found Guilty By Europe
"The ruling showed that while Judaism and Christianity can be disparaged with impunity, speaking the truth about Islam is subject to swift and hefty legal penalties. The Supreme Court stressed that the substance of the charges -- public criticism of Islam – is still a crime punishable by imprisonment. Under Danish law, it is immaterial whether a statement is true or false. All that is needed for a conviction is for someone to feel offended."
Thank God we are pulling away from that.

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1 Comments:

Blogger Dave in Pa. said...

This is why I'm absolutely opposed to "hate speech" laws. They are censorship, plain and simple. Furthermore, under the historical Anglo Democracies' concept of inalienable rights, there is NOT the right to not be offended.

Freedom of Speech and Press must mean the right to say, print or broadcast that which may make another's blood boil, or it means nothing. AS the great American Supreme Court Jurist and Civil Libertarian Louis Brandeis said, "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." One exposes and counters what one considers a bad idea with free argument and a better idea, not by censoring it.

April 27, 2012 6:06 pm  

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