To: Luis Gonzalez
>>
there were no Biblical quotes on that ad.
<< Leviticus 18:22
Leviticus 20:13
SEE POST #4>>
The intent of the ad was probably judged to fall under what the U.S. Supreme Court calls "fighting words", possesing no redeeming social value, and placed there to instigate negative reactions, fighting words are not protected under the First Amendment. <<
The Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatchewan upheld a 2001
38 posted on
02/18/2003 1:51:14 PM PST by
Remedy
To: Remedy
Those are not Biblical quotes, those are Biblical verse and Chapter references. The Bible was not quoted in this ad at all, so the Court never made any comments on the Biblical verses at all.
40 posted on
02/18/2003 1:54:13 PM PST by
Luis Gonzalez
(The Ever So Humble Banana Republican)
To: Remedy
BTW, my first question was not answered.
Where in the Bible can I find the illustration that appears in the ad?
And while this may have been a Canadian Court, the principle of "fighting words" having no socially redeeming value still applies.
42 posted on
02/18/2003 1:56:26 PM PST by
Luis Gonzalez
(The Ever So Humble Banana Republican)
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