Posted by
Brian Norton on Monday, June 09, 2008 1:39:28 PM
Northern Ireland’s first lady is being investigated by police following allegations she committed a hate crime by launching a withering attack on homosexuality. A homosexual activist has brought charges against her under “hate crimes” laws and police are investigating her.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23491888-details/Northern%20Ireland’s%20′first%20lady’%20probed%20by%20police%20over%20gay%20hate%20rant%20on%20BBC%20radio%20show/article.do?expand=true#StartComments
In a diverse community that holds free speech in high esteem, we must remember that there is not a “right” to not be offended. Free speech does not depend on how certain groups or individuals “feel” about the comments being made, any more than political discourse during an election relies for legality on whether it hurts the opposing candidates feelings or not. Free speech and freedom of religion rights trump minority groups “feelings” about what is said of them. If Christians say they love the sinner but hate the sin, and then preach what their Gospel says about particular sins such as homosexuality, they have a right to, and should not be muzzled in the name of political correctness or accused of hate crimes. Have you ever wondered why a homosexual activist can say anything he wants about Christians and get away with it, including calling for violent attacks? Because they are not held to the same standard of PC speech code they wish to enforce on others. Same with the Muslim community, they want to have the EU outlaw speech deemed offensive to Muslims, but then turn around and want to impose Sharia law on non-Muslims and threaten violence and death to all who disagree. It is not Christians who are Fascists, my friends, it is the homosexual activists and radical Islamists who would force everybody to conform to their worldview on pain of fines, incarceration or death. Perhaps the Muslims and homosexuals would like to be judged by the same laws they wish to inflict on others? Here’s the key: they are only tolerant of their own views, and wish to outlaw all others, which is why hate crime legislation is such a pernicious evil as it becomes a club by which deviant minorities can bludgeon society into accepting their lifestyle without the niceties of voting or persuasion.