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Tag: free speech
Freedom to Offend: When is Free Speech Hate Speech?
Stephen Pihlaja on free speech versus hate speech on YouTube. Continue Reading →
Shooting in the Name Of
Patrick Blanchfield on free speech, religion, and violence in Garland and Paris. Continue Reading →
In the News: Pamela Gellar, Prophesy, PEN, and more!
A round-up of the week’s religion news. Continue Reading →
A Theory of Ethical Blasphemy
By Austin Dacey The claims of the believer and the claims of the blasphemer, so-called, are symmetrical.The value motivating us to protect the believer’s beliefs from desecration is the very same value manifested by the desecrator: freedom of conscience. Continue Reading →
Daily Links: Lions and Tigers and Taliban Pirates Edition
How can President Obama expect to “reach out” to someone who has no idea how far away he’s standing?! Continue Reading →
The Trouble With "Religious Hatred"
By Austin Dacey Opponents of hate speech laws contend that there is no evidence to suggest that the state can successfully bring about ethical behavior by the force of law. Bigotry is flourishing across Europe, for example, despite its robust hate speech laws. Continue Reading →
The Trouble With “Religious Hatred”
By Austin Dacey Opponents of hate speech laws contend that there is no evidence to suggest that the state can successfully bring about ethical behavior by the force of law. Bigotry is flourishing across Europe, for example, despite its robust hate speech laws. Continue Reading →
Daily Links 21 December 2004
The Shelf-Life of Angels Bia Lowe investigates the devolution of angels, lyrics, and humanity: “It is still a mystery as to why A. curiosa [“angels”] developed a mouth part, since there Continue Reading →