“Much2learn wrote:
I am also pointing out that some of the same groups that assert their rights to free religion and free speech, then work to impair those freedoms for others. That is unfortunate.”
@ Hunt “Are you referring to Franklin Graham?”
@Tischerella “Sounds like he is referring to extreme Islam?”
@ Hunt “Sometimes I get my extremists mixed up.”
I mean all groups that do this. That would include certain Conservative Christian groups, certain extreme Islamic groups, as well as anyone else who tries to prevent dissenters from speaking. The behavior of these groups is often similar, as Hunt humorously points out.
@Sally305 “Many on the far left support the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which is pretty critical of ALL imaginary thinking.”
True, but I have not heard this group arguing that religious people should be banned from speaking or publishing things because what they say is offensive to members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. That is an important difference.