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Hate Speech By JOSEPH HARRIS (August 6, 2008) Disagree with the ungodly on any point, at any depth, and you are a hatemonger using hate speech. Period. This is the open and shut verdict pronounced by the media today. Speak against homo-sexuality, pedophilia, bestiality, adultery, and other acts plainly denounced by scripture, and you are a hateful hater of the ones guilty of the acts. The same is true if you speak the truth about Islam and it's mandate to persecute or kill unbelievers. If you insist on calling a specific candidate by his full name, Barak Hussein Obama, then you are hateful, trying to smear his name, (actually the name Hussein does a good enough job of smearing itself). If you speak the truth about illegal aliens, you automatically hate all Mexicans. Whether or not you boycott McDonalds over their obvious in-your-face decision to support homosexuality and same sex marriage, you still have the right to exercise your constitutionally guaranteed free speech and the right to choose where to spend your money. Speaking of rights, everyone should have the right to exercise their free speech without being called a hater. I have noticed that liberals are almost always guilty of what they accuse others of doing. They cry "tolerance" and then are intolerant of everything that opposes their agenda. Just recently, a group of lesbians shut down a speech given by Ryan Sorba, called "The Born Gay Hoax" at Smith College in Northampton, MA, by storming the room and shouting him down. Security did nothing. When they accuse others of bigotry, I have found they are usually greater bigots. They want free speech for filth, but not for the reading of the Bible (but the Koran is ok) or for prayers to be offered on "sacred government property" (What an oxymoron). Just recently, some "gays" called for a boycott of a San Diego hotel, because the owner donated a sum of money for the promotion of the referendum to be placed on the California ballot to protect the sanctity of marriage and oppose so-called marriage of the same sex. Turn about is fair play. I wonder how the wording would sound if covered, in fairness, by the media? "This just in: A group of left wing, mean spirited homosexuals have just called for a boycott of a luxury hotel, based on the politics of the owner. This boycott appears to be motivated by hate. Hatred has no place in our culture." By the way, you can imagine the success of their boycott. The hotel was booked solid the next week. Is anyone naive enough to believe they will ever read or hear words similar to the preceding news report coming over the airwaves or in print, with today's biased reporting? The last line, "Hatred has no place in our culture" is an exact quote from a McDonalds spokesman concerning the AFA boycott, indicating the boycotters hate homosexuals. Just for the record, I do not hate homosexuals, but do hate homosexuality, a self destructive, sinful, chosen lifestyle. I once heard someone say they hated cancer, after it claimed the life of their loved one. With today's spin, that individual must hate everyone with cancer. How hateful. If you are guilty of hate speech, then you can be found guilty of a hate crime. And this is the goal. Both Canada and Sweden have hate speech laws on their books to protect deviants. Hitler's fascism began with silencing his opposition and this is exactly what homosexuals, C.A.I.R., Jesse Jackson, Democrats and liberal Republicans (Remember the McCain-Feingold folly), Barry Lynn, N.O.W., and many others are trying to do. Silence the opposition. Let your voice be heard. Speak the truth with charity, but always in boldness. "Open rebuke is better than secret love." Proverbs 27:5. And remember this old axiom from childhood: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" which is just a proverbial way of saying "Grow Up". Joseph Harris is the Vice President of Southeastern Baptist College in Laurel, MS. (This article may be reprinted in whole, as long as the name Joseph Harris and www.miniedition.net also appear) |
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