Is the Quran "Hate Speech"?
There's a number of bills here and around the world seeking to criminalize hate speech. The problem with these bills, especially in the U.S., is the potential for conflict with the concept of "Free Speech" as outlined in our Constitution. To enact such a law would first require a definition be formed; Just what is hate speech? In addition, it would curtail every Americans fundamental right to free speech.
Can you imagine the works of literature that would be banned because of such a bill? And not just works of literature; The Quran, the Bible, the Vedic Scriptures... Religion would, in effect, be stifled in a country where Freedom OF Religion is one of our founding hallmarks.
Britain is now proposing such a law-- as is the U.S. --prompted by recent attacks by Militant Islam in London. The Quran however, cannot, by its very nature, hate anything, or anyone. It only expresses the hearts of "those" who wrote it. Hate is found in the human heart, not on a page of text. The Quran is not hate speech, although its adherents use it as such.
It is such a fine line. The written word can be hate speech if it was written to be a vehicle for incitement; a means by which the writer hopes to achieve an attitude of hatred toward another person or class of persons. Any number of books meet this criteria
--More to come. Including revision... this is just a rough--
Can you imagine the works of literature that would be banned because of such a bill? And not just works of literature; The Quran, the Bible, the Vedic Scriptures... Religion would, in effect, be stifled in a country where Freedom OF Religion is one of our founding hallmarks.
Britain is now proposing such a law-- as is the U.S. --prompted by recent attacks by Militant Islam in London. The Quran however, cannot, by its very nature, hate anything, or anyone. It only expresses the hearts of "those" who wrote it. Hate is found in the human heart, not on a page of text. The Quran is not hate speech, although its adherents use it as such.
It is such a fine line. The written word can be hate speech if it was written to be a vehicle for incitement; a means by which the writer hopes to achieve an attitude of hatred toward another person or class of persons. Any number of books meet this criteria
--More to come. Including revision... this is just a rough--
from the mind of... Eric | 2:26 PM
2 Comments:
Hate speech-did you see any of the "Million Smore" movement's coverage on C-SPAN, today?
Yes, I have... and I'm still composing my thoughts on that. I don't have a real problem with the concept of the March itself. I do however, have a big problem with Louis Farrakan. I think the "African American" [to be politically correct] segment of our society could find a far better man to march behind, and far better speakers; Al Sharpton is a hate-filled man. You can check out this post for all the sorry details.
But more on that "March" later.
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