Comment by coldpie
8 years ago
> It's free speech whether you like it or not
Hmm, is it free speech to use the threat of violence to enforce your personal religious views on others? I'm not convinced.
8 years ago
> It's free speech whether you like it or not
Hmm, is it free speech to use the threat of violence to enforce your personal religious views on others? I'm not convinced.
Did he call for violence against homosexuals or this is just a strawman?
I must admit that I am not well acquainted with all the facts of this controversy, just the basics and I don't recall him calling for violence.
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14136832
The government enforces the law through the threat of violence.
This is a very low effort flame bait attempt, and HN is not the place for flamewars.
I disagree that it's flamebait, but I do think this is all off-topic. But I just can't keep my dumb mouth shut when someone says that enforcing one's private religious views on others via the government is just fine.
A persons private religious views is no reason for a professional witch hunt. That is well beyond the pale of acceptable, and so is your comment.
There's no reason to turn this into a less reasonable version of a McCarthy type inquisition. Once we start up with that nonsense it doesn't lead to a good place. No matter how strongly you feel you are right.
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