People who speak their mind are always walking the fine line of 'Freedom of Speech'. I remember learning in government class that your rights end when you start infringing upon the rights of someone else. In the case of the Leviticus verse and the 'God hates Fags' writing, I believe Ursinus College did the right thing. They had 'God hates fags' removed but let the Leviticus verse.
The chalkings that were for Coming out day were within the boundaries of free speech. Nothing was hateful. They were only offering words of encouragement. But if they were to right something like 'Straight people go to hell' that should be erased. Once words start attacking someone or a group, they should be erased. That is why the Leviticus verse was ok but the other remark was not. The Leviticus verse states: 'you shall not lie with a male as with a female'. I believe this was alright because it was not hatefully attacking, it was stating someone’s point of view. Just like the GSA wrote things like 'its ok to be gay'. Not everyone agrees with it, but they are just stating what they think. However 'God hates fags' was obscene and hateful, attacking the people that thought otherwise.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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