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Originally posted by markosity1973
America, when does a message of hate, ignorance and intolerance become freedom of speech?
It is time that the good people of your nation stood up and said enough is enough. Freedom of speech is nothing but a veil that cowards hide behind to commit terrible acts and get away with it. You gotta have some sort of boundaries.
Any burning of any religious book is wrong,
Originally posted by Serizawa
reply to post by beezzer
It seems to amuse you offending people. How would you feel if i pissed on a portrait of you're family? Since the flag, Quran and Bible are all worthless to you. Stop encouraging stupidity, One mans Gold is another mans Junk...
Originally posted by SpeachM1litant
Unfortunately intolerance is a sad part of our society. As tolerant people we must come together to peacefully oppose it, but we cannot become hypocrtical or selective when we deem who should have freedom of speech and what can be said under freedom of speech.
Originally posted by Redevilfan09
reply to post by notsofunnyguy
What you just said in the last sentence is absolutely correct. He is a coward and maybe someone should go burn, and then urinate on the holy bible on the front steps of his church and see how he likes it. People like him and the westborough church do nothing for christianity, let alone peace in this world.
Originally posted by SprocketUK
Free speech my arse.
As I said in a similar thread, this was done simply to provoke a reaction.
To use an analogy, what would a reasonable person expect to happen to them if they burnt an effigy of Malcolm X in a predominantly black neighbourhood? Or the pope in parkhead? Or Sonny Barger outside a HA clubhouse?
This bloke is no different to the scum that infests the funeral processions of dead soldiers.
Originally posted by broahes
Reply to post by SpeachM1litant
burning a book didn't lead to anyones death, people with a deep mental disturbance did.
Originally posted by Fromabove
Burning a Bible or urinating on a Bible will not deter any Christian. It's a matter between God and the offending person. God is more than capable of defending Himself.
The fact that the mock trial and burning was recorded and broadcast, shows that it was an attempt to incite a breach of peace.