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Religious provocation is uncalled for.
by chatman 12y ago
Religious provocation is uncalled for.
- pstuart 12y agoBeing that fundamentalist religions are at war with contemporary society, I would disagree.
- finid 12y agoFree expression, provided it does not infringe on the next guy's freedom, is fundamental to the survival of a democratic society. Otherwise, we might just as well move to Saudi Arabia, or back to centuries long past.
- longlivegnu 12y agoI think it is only denying freedom of expression if the guy asked for it to published in the NYT? Other people have already published it so it is already being published, and thus people are able to see it.
- Squarel 12y agoThe problem is, it is too often a one way street, as per the examples here https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/06/police-increasingly-monitoring-criminalizing-online-speech/ https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/06/police-increas...
- jkbjotnip 12y agoIn this instance the pictures provide important context, to wit they should be included regardless of how offensive it might be.