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It doesn't actually tell us what they were saying. A lot of 'religious' speech, can be straight up hate speech. Something tells me they weren't preaching not t

It doesn't actually tell us what they were saying. A lot of 'religious' speech, can be straight up hate speech. Something tells me they weren't preaching not to eat meat on fridays?

ehutch79 6y ago
Having searched, i found this article, which is far better written: https://www.vox.com/2021/3/8/22319503/supreme-courts-evangelical-campus-uzuegbunam-preczewski-clarence-thomas-john-roberts https://www.vox.com/2021/3/8/22319503/supreme-courts-evangel... It seems like, yes, his first amendment right were violated. While I may not like religion, he certainly should be allowed to hand out pamphlets as long as he's not being agressive about it.
- nelsonmandela 6y ago
  I don't get the $1 part They got to abuse his constitutional rights and they pay his attorneys fees + $1 as recompense?
  - haneefmubarak 6y ago
    Often when someone wants to make a point on what they feel are their principles, they seek costs + $1 in symbolic damages, as the intended purpose is to set a precedent and not to actually collect punitive damages.
salawat 6y ago
I think that's a bit unfair. There's nothing wrong with a bit of missionnary work and spreading the Word, regardlesd of faith as long as it stays just that. Further, it's a bit disingenuous to accuse or rhetorically couple someone to outright hate speech without proof. I mean, what? We should censor speech because they may say something we don't like? That's madness, one, and two, antithetical to the mission of the institution as a public University. There should be penalties for incompetent Administrators who overstep or abuse their authority by unilaterally attemptimg to abolish a fundamental civil right.
- ehutch79 6y ago
  And if that speech was calling for lgbtq+ students to be expelled from the university? When an article neglects to mention what exactly the student was saying, it's a very good indication that it wasn't a kind and gentle message.
jakeogh 6y ago
'hate speech' That's speech you don't like?
- ehutch79 6y ago
  No, stuff like "all people named jake need to die or god will punish us all"
isitdopamine 6y ago
The First Amendment does not distinguish between hate-speech and non-hate-speech, it simply protects any kind of speech.

It doesn't actually tell us what they were saying. A lot of 'religious' speech, can be straight up hate speech. Something tells me they weren't preaching not to eat meat on fridays?

ehutch79 6y ago

Having searched, i found this article, which is far better written: https://www.vox.com/2021/3/8/22319503/supreme-courts-evangelical-campus-uzuegbunam-preczewski-clarence-thomas-john-roberts https://www.vox.com/2021/3/8/22319503/supreme-courts-evangel... It seems like, yes, his first amendment right were violated. While I may not like religion, he certainly should be allowed to hand out pamphlets as long as he's not being agressive about it.

nelsonmandela 6y ago
I don't get the $1 part They got to abuse his constitutional rights and they pay his attorneys fees + $1 as recompense?
- haneefmubarak 6y ago
  Often when someone wants to make a point on what they feel are their principles, they seek costs + $1 in symbolic damages, as the intended purpose is to set a precedent and not to actually collect punitive damages.

salawat 6y ago

I think that's a bit unfair. There's nothing wrong with a bit of missionnary work and spreading the Word, regardlesd of faith as long as it stays just that. Further, it's a bit disingenuous to accuse or rhetorically couple someone to outright hate speech without proof. I mean, what? We should censor speech because they may say something we don't like? That's madness, one, and two, antithetical to the mission of the institution as a public University. There should be penalties for incompetent Administrators who overstep or abuse their authority by unilaterally attemptimg to abolish a fundamental civil right.

ehutch79 6y ago
And if that speech was calling for lgbtq+ students to be expelled from the university? When an article neglects to mention what exactly the student was saying, it's a very good indication that it wasn't a kind and gentle message.

jakeogh 6y ago

'hate speech' That's speech you don't like?

ehutch79 6y ago
No, stuff like "all people named jake need to die or god will punish us all"

isitdopamine 6y ago

The First Amendment does not distinguish between hate-speech and non-hate-speech, it simply protects any kind of speech.