Mythtaken said in When is freedom of speech not free?:
Here in the Great White North, we do limit free speech when that speech promotes or incites violence or genocide against "a defined racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, religious or other identifiable group" which I think is a reasonable limitation.
Actually, the Constitution for the US makes no clarifications on that... but the judicial process does, which is what interprets our Constitution - depending on the political leanings of the majority of the justices now.
Just the feeling of fear or the feeling of being intimidated is not enough to me. But if you are actively calling for/promoting violence against others, then that is perfectly legitimate.
It's where you get into prosecuting people for saying stuff like "I don't want a <fill in the blank here> living in my neighborhood because they are trashy and bring my property value down and they worship a false God" that I have problems with. And that is happening and being pushed by certain people with what I think of as a tilted outlook.
Mythtaken said in When is freedom of speech not free?:
Based on some of the things I've seen going on in America this last while, I'd say there are quite a few on the religious right who are against any mention of sex altogether
If you do anything other than missionary style, you are a sinner! We all know the good book teaches that sex is only for procreation and not enjoyment!
Let's ignore Proverbs 5:18-19
and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. May her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be intoxicated always by her love
There are always extremist that bring their own thoughts (usually from their upbringing) into play.
That was sort of the reason of the creation of this site. Many peoples attitudes/outlooks are based upon their environment. Sadly, some of them refuse to look at facts that might disagree with their ingrained thoughts.
As for the restriction of religious items in the work place, I have no issues with that either. I agree that display of religious items in a government facility is tantamount to supporting religion.
