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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on March 20, 2012, 09:04:52 AM
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It's what they do.
hyphenate (12,400 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
Can proselytizing be considered harassment or hate speech?
Or must we hear it as part of freedom of speech?
Madalyn Murry O'Hair got prayer out of public schools, which was excellent, so why can't we get god out of politics? Couldn't we use the same logic of removing faith from secular societies, and limit proselytizing to places that are faith based, or where the function of the religious group is limited to what the audience is agreeing to listen too?
Couldn't we have people like the Westboro morons leave a funeral because their religious beliefs are not in line with those of a person being buried?
Couldn't we damn the discussions on religion during the election campaigns unless they are in a church, and in a situation where religion of any kind is against the best interests of citizens who are not of that faith?
We've also got to get rid of "in god we trust" on coins and currency, and remove "under god" in the pledge of allegiance.
The zealots on the right need to be brought back to the reality of our lives, and make those things happen in order to claim our heritage.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002438924#post2
Mostly the consensus is, "No" but a few stalwarts like the idea of using the police to silence groups they do not personally approve of.
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bluestateguy
6. Separation of church and state does not mean separation of religion and politics
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We've also got to get rid of "in god we trust" on coins and currency, and remove "under god" in the pledge of allegiance.
Yeah, uh good luck with that.
Couldn't we have people like the Westboro morons leave a funeral because their religious beliefs are not in line with those of a person being buried?
Sounds a lot like Bush Administration era free speech zones.
I think you mean Democrat free speech zones.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0220-02.htm
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I think you mean Democrat free speech zones.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0220-02.htm
You RWers have been in full-tilt propaganda mode ever since Bush illegally invaded Libya.
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Let me guess, they are for it as long as it is whitey getting killed.
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Let me guess, they are for it as long as it is whitey getting killed.
or poked in the pooper! They don't seem to mind that at all!
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You RWers have been in full-tilt propaganda mode ever since Bush illegally invaded Libya.
Yemen, Syria, Africa, Lord's army.
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Seems the quite a few at the DUmp, disagreed with the OP.
Examples.
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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:10 PM
Bluzmann57 (10,941 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
2. Not real sure how to answer your question
But I will say that I have not met one single person of faith who supports what the westboro people are doing because they are not really a religion, but more of an inbred cult.
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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:51 PM
USArmyParatrooper (1,779 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
8. NO!
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I don't care if it's Christian, Muslim, atheist, Hindu, Buddhist, Judaism or any other religion.
Everyone has a right to speak for or advocate their religion to whomever they wish as long as they're not breaking any laws or acting in any capacity related to local, state or federal government.
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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:58 PM
cbayer (104,564 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
9. Very slippery slope, that.
I would strongly advise not going down this road.
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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 02:17 PM
Old Troop (1,899 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
10. Why just religion? Why not any speech that I don't care for?
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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 02:20 PM
cherokeeprogressive (11,965 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
11. "limit proselytizing to places that are..." "limited to what the audience is agreeing to listen to"
those phrases put your argument to bed immediately.
That's not a hatchet job on the First Amendment; that's taking a Howitzer to it.
CC lurkers, perhaps. :???:
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Seems the quite a few at the DUmp, disagreed with the OP.
Examples.
CC lurkers, perhaps. :???:
Naw! Can't be! Just typical DU speak, (snicker!)
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From the title I thought the DUmmies were bragging about their domestic help.