The Skinny
The Gays are Coming!
Joshua Craft
Issue date: 3/13/08 Section: Opinion
Freedom of speech, one of the things we are all guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. It is right there in the First Amendment, along with freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, freedom to practice any religion, and freedom to petition the government for redress or grievances. My main focus, though, is freedom of speech.
As someone who writes for a newspaper and understands how important the First Amendment is to the news media and the like, sometimes I hear things and just wonder "Can people really say that?" Then I remember, yes they can. They have the right to say whatever they want. They are protected by the First Amendment.
Should the First Amendment protect hate speech though? Now, I believe that all people have the right to say whatever they want and are entitled to their own opinions. I may not agree with everything they are saying, but I'm not going to try and ban what they are saying either. I know not everyone agrees with what I say, but I wouldn't expect them to try and censor my speech.
The reason I am bringing this up is because of a certain Oklahoma lawmaker. Representative Sally Kern serves in the Oklahoma legislature and she went on an anti-gay rant this past weekend. She really didn't say anything that I had never heard before. She did have a few one liners though that I couldn't help but share with you.
One of the first things to come out of her mouth was, "Not everybody's lifestyle is equal, just like not all religions are equal." Oh really? What religions might she be talking about? She's a Baptist. Her husband is a pastor in a Baptist church. Is she telling me that Judaism and Islam are not equal to Christianity, specifically Baptists?
She also says that the "Homosexual agenda is destroying this nation." Exactly, I have an agenda and it is to bring down the United States and transition it from a democracy to a gayocracy. We gays will rule the world. On a side note, who told her about the gay agenda? They better watch out for the gay mafia because when they find out who did, they are in for a beat down.
As someone who writes for a newspaper and understands how important the First Amendment is to the news media and the like, sometimes I hear things and just wonder "Can people really say that?" Then I remember, yes they can. They have the right to say whatever they want. They are protected by the First Amendment.
Should the First Amendment protect hate speech though? Now, I believe that all people have the right to say whatever they want and are entitled to their own opinions. I may not agree with everything they are saying, but I'm not going to try and ban what they are saying either. I know not everyone agrees with what I say, but I wouldn't expect them to try and censor my speech.
The reason I am bringing this up is because of a certain Oklahoma lawmaker. Representative Sally Kern serves in the Oklahoma legislature and she went on an anti-gay rant this past weekend. She really didn't say anything that I had never heard before. She did have a few one liners though that I couldn't help but share with you.
One of the first things to come out of her mouth was, "Not everybody's lifestyle is equal, just like not all religions are equal." Oh really? What religions might she be talking about? She's a Baptist. Her husband is a pastor in a Baptist church. Is she telling me that Judaism and Islam are not equal to Christianity, specifically Baptists?
She also says that the "Homosexual agenda is destroying this nation." Exactly, I have an agenda and it is to bring down the United States and transition it from a democracy to a gayocracy. We gays will rule the world. On a side note, who told her about the gay agenda? They better watch out for the gay mafia because when they find out who did, they are in for a beat down.
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