Some countries have laws under which one can prosecuted for criticizing religion. For instance, in India, there was a Christian statue that shed tears. An atheist proved that the tears weren't real and was prosecuted under the county's religious hatred law. I rather think that the point of freedom of speech is that people get to speak their truths even if those truths aren't popular. To say that some speech "isn't okay" comes close to saying that some speech should be against the law.
I am not a Shakespeare buff, but I found this quote the other day and think it reflects most of what I try to put on here:
"And this our life, exempt from public haunt, / Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, / Sermons in stones, and good in everything." -William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616)... I hope you find something on here you can enjoy. Thanks for visiting my little corner of town where the nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you are doing, someone else does. And I can even post pictures to prove it!
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Love it, Possum. Also, I'm so glad to see that Joseph from India is back commenting.
Some countries have laws under which one can prosecuted for criticizing religion. For instance, in India, there was a Christian statue that shed tears. An atheist proved that the tears weren't real and was prosecuted under the county's religious hatred law. I rather think that the point of freedom of speech is that people get to speak their truths even if those truths aren't popular. To say that some speech "isn't okay" comes close to saying that some speech should be against the law.
Goid observations, Possum.
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