(January 29, 2015 at 12:25 am)Eager Mind Wrote: Just out of curiosity, does anyone here not believe that their should be freedom of speech and religious expression in our country?"our country"...
Why are people still so attached to the notion of country?
"our planet" has a much better ring to it!
(January 29, 2015 at 12:25 am)Eager Mind Wrote: Should the humiliation of Christians possibly be considered a hate-crime?Why?
Is any humiliation considered a hate-crime?
Or rather, do you want to go down that slippery slope?
Should the humiliation of gays possibly be considered a hate-crime?
Should the humiliation of muslims possibly be considered a hate-crime?
Should the humiliation of atheists possibly be considered a hate-crime?
Should the humiliation of eyeglass-wearing-folk possibly be considered a hate-crime?
Should the humiliation of dark-eyed people possibly be considered a hate-crime?
Should any humiliation be considered a hate-crime?
(January 29, 2015 at 12:25 am)Eager Mind Wrote: Where do you draw the line and does no line take us down a slippery slope?Oh... you had already thought of it...
Where would you draw the line?
Humiliation of some feature which only 1% of the population has? 5% of the population? 10%?
Better not make it a hate-crime, then, huh?
