[New Jersey Realist]

There was a Mormon onboard my sub that continuously shared his Mormon faith - it was kind of annoying!

[bert]

There are non mormons on Free Republic that continuously share their disdain and are very annoying

[xzins]

There was a Mormon onboard my sub that continuously shared his Mormon faith - it was kind of annoying!

The first amendment guarantees him the right both to express himself and to have that be about his religion. Our choice is to debate him or to ignore him.

The Founders thought it better to permit free expression than to have the government involved in trying to control what people think and say.

I agree with them. Giving government the power of thought and speech police is far more dangerous than some random guy talking about his understanding of God.

[P-Marlowe]

There was a Mormon onboard my sub that continuously shared his Mormon faith - it was kind of annoying

So your right not to be kind of annoyed trumps everyone else's right to free speech and religion?

So you would use the power of the state to silence people who might annoy you?