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Tom said:
The_Saint said: “You know it's funny, but I almost blame the right wing extremists instead of the left wing ones. They want to silence the opposing view as much as the liberals. In 1990 a poll taken of Americans showed more than 30% didn't believe the KKK or Nazi party should have freedom of speech. Speech is free or it isn't. When we try to block out evil speech, evil will come full swing to block (or try to) good.”

While there is a lot of truth to that line of reasoning, I can’t help but have mixed feelings about it.
For instance, should a person be able to say publicly about a racial minority: “Every person who is not of the white race is not worthy to be called human. My dog is worth more than them and as soon as we all realize this and act on it, whites can take their rightful god given place and rule over inferiors. I call on all whites here and now to start acting the way they truly are.”

I for one believe that statements like that are harmful and shouldn’t be allowed.

In Canada now we have the hate bill called Bill C-250; while I understand part of the reasoning for this is to try to stop people from violence against homosexuals and minorities. The bill goes way too far and makes it sound like the Bible incites hatred towards homosexuals, which of course is far from the case.

Tom


So we have a right to tell evil people not to make evil comments? If a group of people wants to censor a group they think is evil, what is to stop the reverse? In America, what stops any majority from letting it's moral view being forced?

We cannot force morality. We cannot force moral law. In fact it is absolutely and utterly pointless to try to do so. It will achieve nothing. All we can do is present the gospel. We don't judge the world in its sin or try to force them to live a moral life.

"There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God." - Jonathan Edwards