Tag Archives: freedom of speech

Subversives

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“Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
– Albert Einstein

China
silences Tiananmen critics
Police are quickly clamping down on attempts to mark the crackdown

A leading Chinese doctor who criticised the Communist Party’s 1989 Tiananmen Square
crackdown has disappeared on the eve of its 15th anniversary.

Why do we (as a nation) keep ignoring China’s horrendous human rights record and
continue to trade so heavily with them?

If communism is so right and the Chinese government is so great, they shouldn’t
need to make people disappear to stop “dangerous” opinions. Mao forbid
people be free to think for themselves and protest openly.

Religious Liberties

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In case anybody wondered, the ACLU doesn’t always support the wrong people/causes.
😉

ACLU
gets Bible verse back in local yearbook
May 12, 2004
BY PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI, FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER

“Abby Moler is getting the chance to pass on two lessons to her classmates: You can
fight City Hall, and you can enlist unexpected sources for help.”

Hat Trick

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Here are three nice articles from the Archdiocese of Denver.

Thanks for all the help, you religious folks – now pipe down
Why faith is, and belongs, at the center of the public square

"Every election year the Church lives through the same strange drama: Catholics speak their faith, and the world tells them to pipe down."

Pope credits St. Louis de Montfort with clarifying Marian devotion
Cindy Wooden

"VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope John Paul II said that at one point in his life he had worried that strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin could weaken devotion to Jesus Christ."

Honoring motherhood

"Behold, your mother!" – John 19:27

"These were some of the last words spoken by Jesus from the cross. In Mary, the salvation of the world saw its dawning in her fiat with which she readily agreed to the will of God. The Son of God took human form in her. Mary mothered Jesus. Her heart beat in unison with his heart."

Criminalizing Reproval

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Do we hate the sin of sodomy? Absolutely. We also hate other sins like pride, greed, envy, wrath, gluttony, and sloth. Will it soon be illegal to call something what it is? Will future Canadians be unable to call a drunkard a drunkard? a murderer a murderer? a corrupt leader corrupt?

Canadian Parliament passes homosexual hate crime bill

"Ottawa, Apr. 29 (LifesiteNews.com/CWN) – On Wednesday the Canadian Senate voted 59-11 for final passage of homosexual hate crime bill C-250 which places the undefined term ‘sexual orientation’ into Canada’s already contentious hate crime legislation. The new provision in the criminal code could readily open up prosecution of individuals and groups who express views considered by courts to be ‘publicly inciting hatred.’"

Bold Voice

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Teen
Punished for Speaking Against Homosexuality Wants Apology
By Jim Brown
April 29, 2004

“(AgapePress) – A Christian student is asking his Boone, North Carolina, high
school to apologize for censoring his opposition to a pro-homosexual event on campus.”

Unfortunately for this lad, court precedent says that a public school has the right
to enforce dress codes. His shirt could be construed as being in violation of his
school’s dress code. Besides, the message was a bit harsh. We’re not likely to win
back too many homosexuals to right living by telling them they’re going to hell.
Yes, homosexuality is a sin, but we’re all guilty of sins and some are pretty nasty.
And unless we’re saints, we’re not confessing them all (privately or publicly).
I like the kid’s idea though. Someone should stand up for Christian sexual ethics.
If gays can “speak” their minds during the Day of Silence, we should be
free to “speak” ours, through t-shirts or other means. The trick is to
do so compassionately.