Duke to begin weekly prayer broadcasts

@ucalumnus “Seems like the people who would be excessively offended from a religious standpoint are more likely to be far right rather than far left.”

You are correct that it is the far right of a particular religion that would most likely be offended.

Ironically, however, it is the far left that seems to think that somehow, freedom of religion includes banning criticism of religion because we must not offend anyone. This is the same reason that liberal groups were opposed Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaking at Brandeis and Yale because she opposes Islam and its treatment of women. They tried to label this view as “Hate speech.”

No idea should be above criticizing, questioning, challenging or cartooning. That is how the quality of ideas get sorted out. That is what freedom of speech is all about. If you don’t like it, don’t look. If you don’t want to hear it, don’t listen. But no one should be allowed to control what others can say and do in the United States. It is a cornerstone of our culture.