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He likens Koran-burning to "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater."
Here's the thing; there are rour powerful institutions in our society,
1) the government
2) the media
3) the academic world
4) religion
If we are not allowed to criticize powerful institutions, they become unchecked powers.
No one would suggest that we ought not be able to criticize the government, right? So, why should religion get a free pass?
Here are the rules of Free Speech: WHATEVER YOU THINK, PERHAPS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY - THAT'S EXACTLY THE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID ... AND LOUDLY.
From ABC News:
- Shocking Video Of Muslim Attack On Church In Niger; After Charlie Hebdo Attack, 69 Churches Were Burnt Because They Were Christian
From Right Scoop: In the wake of the terrorist attack on the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Muslims in Niger went on a rampage burning down 69 churches and 11 homes in just a few hours, all because they were Christian. CBN News has...
- Ashes For Allah: New Calls For Censorship
Guest Commentary by Edward Cline: In the 21st century, on the lunatic fringe of American religion, a man decided to revive the medieval practice of putting an animal or inanimate object on trial for some grave offense, which was usually for witchcraft...
- Dhimmitude Sucks
From Mark Steyn: A couple of years ago, I visited Guantanamo and subsequently wrote that, if I had to summon up Gitmo in a single image, it would be the brand-new copy of the Koran in each cell: To reassure incoming prisoners that the filthy infidels...
- Burning The First Amendment
Guest Commentary by Edward Cline: In the classic western, High Noon, Will Kane, the retiring U.S. Marshall of Hadleyville, must face a gang of criminals who have come back to town, intent on vengeance on Kane for his having helped send the leader to prison....
- Fbi Pays A Visit To Pastor Jones To Intimidate Him Into Canceling Koran Burning
This is exactly what the government is NOT supposed to do in the face of the 1st Amendment. Sure, I know the First Amendment says, "Congress shall make no law ..." but the FBI is a Federal Agency in charge of enforcing the law. In this case, they...
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Supreme Court Justice Breyer Ready To Jettison The First Amendment When It Comes To Criticism Of Islam
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He likens Koran-burning to "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater."
Here's the thing; there are rour powerful institutions in our society,
1) the government
2) the media
3) the academic world
4) religion
If we are not allowed to criticize powerful institutions, they become unchecked powers.
No one would suggest that we ought not be able to criticize the government, right? So, why should religion get a free pass?
Here are the rules of Free Speech: WHATEVER YOU THINK, PERHAPS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY - THAT'S EXACTLY THE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID ... AND LOUDLY.
From ABC News:
Last week we saw a Florida Pastor – with 30 members in his church – threaten to burn Korans which lead to riots and killings in Afghanistan. We also saw Democrats and Republicans alike assume that Pastor Jones had a Constitutional right to burn those Korans. But Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told me on "GMA" that he's not prepared to conclude that -- in the internet age -- the First Amendment condones Koran burning.
“Holmes said it doesn’t mean you can shout 'fire' in a crowded theater,” Breyer told me. “Well, what is it? Why? Because people will be trampled to death. And what is the crowded theater today? What is the being trampled to death?”
Last week President Obama told me that Pastor Jones could be cited for public burning – but that was “the extent of the laws that we have available to us.” Rep. John Boehner said on "GMA" that “just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do.”
For Breyer, that right is not a foregone conclusion.
“It will be answered over time in a series of cases which force people to think carefully. That’s the virtue of cases,” Breyer told me. “And not just cases. Cases produce briefs, briefs produce thought. Arguments are made. The judges sit back and think. And most importantly, when they decide, they have to write an opinion, and that opinion has to be based on reason. It isn’t a fake.”
- Shocking Video Of Muslim Attack On Church In Niger; After Charlie Hebdo Attack, 69 Churches Were Burnt Because They Were Christian
From Right Scoop: In the wake of the terrorist attack on the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Muslims in Niger went on a rampage burning down 69 churches and 11 homes in just a few hours, all because they were Christian. CBN News has...
- Ashes For Allah: New Calls For Censorship
Guest Commentary by Edward Cline: In the 21st century, on the lunatic fringe of American religion, a man decided to revive the medieval practice of putting an animal or inanimate object on trial for some grave offense, which was usually for witchcraft...
- Dhimmitude Sucks
From Mark Steyn: A couple of years ago, I visited Guantanamo and subsequently wrote that, if I had to summon up Gitmo in a single image, it would be the brand-new copy of the Koran in each cell: To reassure incoming prisoners that the filthy infidels...
- Burning The First Amendment
Guest Commentary by Edward Cline: In the classic western, High Noon, Will Kane, the retiring U.S. Marshall of Hadleyville, must face a gang of criminals who have come back to town, intent on vengeance on Kane for his having helped send the leader to prison....
- Fbi Pays A Visit To Pastor Jones To Intimidate Him Into Canceling Koran Burning
This is exactly what the government is NOT supposed to do in the face of the 1st Amendment. Sure, I know the First Amendment says, "Congress shall make no law ..." but the FBI is a Federal Agency in charge of enforcing the law. In this case, they...