Tag: Free Speech
Hate Crimes, Preaching, and Free Speech
If we talk about gay and lesbian people, we are talking about people- real people. People talking about people. But if we talk about homosexuality, we are talking about something else- and the longer our real lives are labeled and
When Rights and Rights are in Conflict
What are the ramifications of stifling free speech, and/or speech that offends others? Where are the limits and who gets to make them? What happens when it appears as if your rights and my rights can not co-exist? Whose rights
Free Speech or Hate Speech: The Westboro Baptist Church
It gets me thinking about the difference between free speech and hate speech and the role of Religious Liberty.
Preacher Wants Free Speech
UK Police to Preacher: It’s a Crime to Call Homosexuality a “Sin†A few months ago, the Westboro Baptist Church was here in Pittsburgh protesting a number of things, but one was about protesting the funeral of Catherine Baker Knoll’s
The 1st Amendment and Anti-Gay Speech
The basis of the opinion linked below is the decision by a TV channel not to air an anti-gay propaganda program sponsored by the American Family Association (AFA). The AFA claimed that the TV special would “reveal the truth about the
Student Sues L.A. College Over Right to Give Anti-Gay Marriage Speech – Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
All signs point to marriage equality being the touchstone issue where a major culture war is going to fought. At stake are the most fundamental issues- free speech, free expression, equal protections under the law, life, liberty and the pursuit
