2007-10-30 04:26:39 · 10 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Never conflate these two.
Freedom of speech as a principle only really matters when what is said is disliked by someone - otherwise no-on would object and there would be no need to protect it.
Hence all evangelism is free speech.
But just because speech is free does not mean it is good. And I would argue that much evangelism - if not all - is hate speech. It advocates an in group (saved) and out group (unsaved) view of the world, and science knows that these always produce conflict. It singles out minorities as sinful and acts against them (for instance people created gay), it advocates a single way to live that is culturally imperialistic.
But basically, just because you disagree with someone does not mean you have a right to silence them (simply tell them why they are wrong in your view) and just because someone claims to be good like the evangelist does not mean they are not evil and hateful.
Finally, never assume that free speech is not without consequence and that the speaker should not bear responsibility for the consequences. I do not believe that when hate speech is justified as free speech this means that the speaker should be able to hide his crime of inciting hatred, if indeed he succeed, and for this he should be punished by the law.
2007-10-30 04:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well when kids get mad cuz their parents wont let them run around with druggys etc the kids say the parents dont know what they are talking about the kids say the parents just hate some people or things and thats what I see when people are yelling about hate speech. if I believe what God said about some kinds of people and some kinds of things then the radicals jump up and down saying/yelling that I hate the same things that rebellious kids accuse their parents of hateing.
to truly hate somebody you must in some way wish harm on them I dont wish harm on anybody but I do know that right is right and wrong is wrong
2007-10-30 12:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by bblb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say if speech is designed with the express intent to ridicule and tear down others (sort of like what the atheists on R&S do daily), then it would qualify as "hate speech". Everything else falls under "free speech".
2007-10-30 11:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hate speech is when someone talks against a group of people simply because they do not accept them, such as Jews and homosexuals, and condemns them while encouraging others to also.
We are under an illusion of "free speech," "free speech" does not included harassment, libel, or slander.
2007-10-30 11:32:15 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hate speech is just one form of free speech. When you have complete freedom, you take the bad with the good.
2007-10-30 11:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
People need to become familiar with the concept of being "dead right"--you can be "right", but deliver your message in such a way that no one will ever listen to a word you have to say.
If you want to convince others of what you believe, focus on why you believe it's right, not on how stupid and deluded you think they are. Then respect their right to choose.
This goes for proselytizers of any stripe, not just "evangelists." It's our right to speak hatefully, I guess, but it's extremely inefficient at persuading anyone.
2007-10-30 11:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory, hate is in the mind of the beholder. There is no offense where none is taken.
In reality, hate is simply what upsets enough people to cause them to retaliate. What people hate one week/month/year they may love a week/month/year later.
Our president is a good example, as is most of the drivel he spouts.
2007-10-30 11:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If they incite violence, I think that's considered "hate speech", or at least "NOT free speech".
2007-10-30 11:38:46 · answer #8 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When someone speaks the TRUTH, is it hate speech?
How a person takes the truth has alot to do with the definition, doesn't it.
2007-10-30 11:33:34 · answer #9 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When foul language answers NOTHING, that's hate language. "Go to hell" is hateful, even if said by an Atheist.
2007-10-30 14:19:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋