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To: megatherium

Weak.

Argument ad NAZIeum generally indicates you have no real point to make.

The fundamental question is this;

Did the pastor directly ask those he was talking with to commit violence against any individual or group?

And the answer is no he did not.

As such, his speech should be protected as it would be in America. Sadly, Sweden is busy rejecting freedom in the name of political correctness.

And I would also point out, opening the door to the "well it sounds like something the NAZIs would say" exception to free speech would be an open invitation to the Left to ban all speech it disagrees with.


52 posted on 07/02/2004 10:29:25 PM PDT by swilhelm73 (We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.")
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To: swilhelm73
swilhelm73: Weak. Argument ad NAZIeum generally indicates you have no real point to make. The fundamental question is this; Did the pastor directly ask those he was talking with to commit violence against any individual or group? And the answer is no he did not.

I believe we agree that freedom of speech needs to be protected, since if only inoffensive speech is protected, then freedom of speech has no meaning -- if indeed the pastor's language was offensive. I was playing devil's advocate, trying to build a case that his language did cross some line into hate speech. I would never support such a law for the US and I find, along with everyone else on this board, stories such as this one (and the one in Saskatchewan) very ominous.

By the way, if you would like to know what I feel about homosexuality, please skate by my profile page.

58 posted on 07/03/2004 5:53:14 AM PDT by megatherium
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