Which group is entitled to free speech "god hates f***" church or Wright's church or both?

[cooolandrew]

Poll question: Which group is entitled to free speech "god hates f***" church or Wright's church or both?

So,which church has more or less right to free speech and have their faith respectged is it "the god hate f***" church or Wright's churc or both? Note not that I agree withtheir contoversial views.

[Zynx]

1. I don't think anyone challenged their right to free speech.

We have a right to criticize either. That's the nature of the system.

[cooolandrew]

2. Yep, but where is the outrage for the former in the lsit. Nah none.

[jlake]

3. Both have a right to free speech. Unfortunately for Rev. Wright, the political speech

disqualifies his church from tax exempt status.
As for Fred Phelps: Rot in hell!

[Bluebear]

4. Oh my good gravy already, who is challenging Wright's "free speech"?

[cooolandrew]

5. Folks are going how dare he say that and isnt bush's mantra to respect all faith.

[Bluebear]

6. "How dare he say that"/outrage is different from wanting to censor him

[cooolandrew]

8. Then where is outrage for "god hate f***" al I wanna know. Oh consistency consistency.

[Bluebear]

10. Nowhere, everyone here condones it.

:crazy:

[Warren DeMontague]

13. Where is the outrage at Fred Fucking Phelps? EVERYONE hates that ass-pickle.

That's, like, about the only thing people here, people on Free Republic, Republicans, Democrats, most sentient carbon-based life forms on planet Earth agree on: that Fred Phelps is a gimungous shitmuffin.

He's a real uniter, I guess.

[eileen_d]

15. Phelps is an true uniter

Imagine if we could harness that power to accomplish something!

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. Are you stupid or something?

Everyone hates Phelps. Comparing Trinity UCC to the Phelps church is moronic in the first place.

You're an idiot.

[cooolandrew]

7. Its easy to forget the rules set out for one group and then denied for another.

[Bluebear]

9. 'Its easy to forget the rules set out for one group and then denied for another.'

Oh, OK, I will remember that, thanks.

[cooolandrew]

11. Oh good thanks for quoting me and marking my words.

[QC]

27. Why must you wreck a perfectly good red herring? n/t

[Bluebear]

28. Sorry, I'm funny that way lol

[Warren DeMontague]

12. Wait a minute. The right to free speech and having their "faith respected" are two diff. things.

Two completely different things.

I don't have to respect anyone's faith, but everyone's got the right to free speech in this country.

[Two Americas]

16. neither

Freedom of speech is not an entitlement, it is a right inherent and unalienable for all people.

[cooolandrew]

18. .....

[sandnsea]

17. Vulgar comparison

Really vulgar. You ought to be ashamed.

[cooolandrew]

19. Glad you believe that and many things in society are vulgar and condoned my point EXACTLY..

[sandnsea]

20. God Damn America and views like Phelps'

Which is EXACTLY Rev Wright's point.

[cooolandrew]

22. Yep, Wright by all accounts is an "angry liberal" and isn't there every reason to be. I disagree ...

with Phelps strongly too, but honour his ammendment rights.

[tkmorris]

21. This is why GD:P is such a cesspool

Shit like this, right here. I won't even bother to tell you why, others have tried only to have it sail over your head.

Gawd, I wish Skinner would nuke this whole forum and about 75% of the people who regularly post here. It's inane twaddle.

[dsc]

23. they both have every right to free speech

tax exemptions are a whole nother thing. I think both at least come close to, if not cross the line of, political activitiy. That rule should also be applied equally. Liberal churches often are as guilty as conservative ones in this regard.

[TheDoorbellRang]

24. right to free speech and deserving respect are not the same

They both have the right to free speech. I respect Dr. Wright's faith. I do not respect the other example.

I also am rather disappointed you would even compare the two here. :thumbsdown:

[BlackVelvet04]

25. they both have the right to free speech...

but neither is worthy of respect

[okasha]

26. Disabled profile, huh?

You have over a thousand posts, but you haven't been here long enough to know that Fred Phelps is regularly chewed up and spit out?

Don't I remember you from the bathroom scene in Harry Potter? With a stick up your nose?