Just Don't Know
I'm not really sure how I feel about this. On the one hand what Pastor Phelps and his roving band of idiots does at these military funerals is disgusting, rude, decidedly Un-Christian, ignorant,and yada-yada-yada. On the other hand, just because I disagree with their viewpoint doesn't mean I can say "you can't do that." That is part of what it means to be an American. Not just being able to express yourself (supposedly) without fear of retribution, but also that we must tolerate the retarded idiots who seem to find some link between Iraq and Homosexuality. If we take away the rights of these ignorant yokels, then what rights of our own will we then be surrendering?
Tough question eh?
posted by Vinnie G. @ 10:40 AM
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I wrote about these assholes last month,in a post entitled "Jesus Is Hate" (http://rockpaperscissorsgun.blogspot.com/2006/04/jesus-is-hate.html).
I think perhaps a better solution is for the cemetery or funeral home operators to enforce their private property boundaries and call the police on trespassers. I also like the motorcycle guys who drive their Harleys in front of these fundamentalist wack jobs and drown out their protests with engine noise. Though that's probably not a great sound at a funeral either.
Canada, like America has Freedom of Speech laws, but we also have hate laws that would prevent such a disgusting episode to occur. Freedom of Speech should never trump Hate. Here at home, it doesn't.
Gosh....no kidding. That's a true conundrum. Hmmm....maybe if he's wrong then he loses the Freedom of Speech? lol
Vinnie, it is such a tough call. But I do believe that when you leave it to A PERSON (or persons) to determine what is acceptable speech and what isn't, then it becomes a slippery slope.
I hated the ACLU for years, because they defended whackjobs. After the Patriot Act, I realized what they were doing not only protected the whackjobs, but me as well. I've been a card carrying member ever since.
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