[BADROTOFINGER]

Irrelevant. We have freedom of conscience here, and it is not a good thing to have the Pentagon seen as allowing "hate speech" from some but not others.

Also, could you prove that Mr. Graham's speech is 'hate speech' as you say, and not reasoned opinion realized through pursuit of facts and logical processing of those facts? That would go much farther to making your case than the course you are currently on, in my humble opinion...JFK

[Illbay]

Stating that an entire religion of One Billion people is an "evil and wicked religion" based on the wicked acts of a few is NOT "reasoned opinion." Graham reminds me of the idiots at Second Baptist Church here in Houston, who caused a great deal of ill-will and anger because they held a "rally" in the parking lot of their new mega-church building (the pastor makes $200,000 a year).

They held large signs and banners proclaiming that "Hinduism is a religion of the devil," and such. When Hindus in the community--many of whom live in the SAME NEIGHBORHOOD as the church building--protested, and decried this intolerant and intolerable exhibition of pointless stupidity, the Second Baptist folks all responded as you do: "How can you say this is intolerant? We have just looked at the truth. We are not disrespecting these people, just their religion," blahblahblah.

I mean, what is the point? It's just idiocy.