Comments on: When we police speech

By: Danny Lemieux

Danny Lemieux — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:20:11 +0000

So, we can assume that these same Bobbies have been arresting all those marching Muslim protesters who mouth vile denunciations of Jews, Christians, Judaism and Christianity, right? Just where are they holding all those people?

By: highlander

highlander — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:09:24 +0000

And then I thought, only a man who was ashamed of being a man would object to being called a “man”.

By: highlander

highlander — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:07:28 +0000

Sad, but true Book.

By: Lissa

Lissa — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:46:31 +0000

Thanks for fixing my password, Book! As stated in my email, I’d like to point out the absolute idiocy of the second and third paragraphs excerpts as follows:

“The unnamed 15-year-old”
“the youth, who is under 18″

We now need it pointed out to us that 15 is less than 18.

Civilization is doomed.

By: Bookworm

Bookworm — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:30:08 +0000

You don’t understand, Highlander — it hurt the Scientologists’ feelings. In the modern nanny state, if you’re not both male and either Christian or Jewish, your feelings trump all rationality and rights.

By: highlander

highlander — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:24:58 +0000

That’s ridiculous!

According to the usual definition of “cult”, Scientology is a cult. Sociologists of religion apply that term to new religions which are significantly different from the mainstream religion(s) of their time and place. Christianity was a cult in the pagan world of the Roman Empire. It became mainstream in about four centuries, and that may happen with Scientology, but for now it would properly be referred to as a cult since it can hardly be classified as mainstream.

Objecting to calling Scientology a cult is on a par with objecting to calling a man a “man” or a woman a “woman” or a lake “liquid”. How can there be any objection to calling something what it actually is? This is just too bizarre for words. Political correctness has gone off the deep end.

By: echeccone

echeccone — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:37:12 +0000

Great point about free speech rights, Bookworm. Could not agree with you more.