When Belief Speech Becomes Hate
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/when_belief_speech_becomes_hate.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/when_belief_speech_becomes_hate.php)
Mercedes Allen
October 2, 2008 6:00 PM
A little while back, I blogged about some fear-mongering from the religious right that alleged that the passage of SB200 in Colorado to protect transgender people had somehow effectively banned the Bible. One recurring theme we keep getting from Fundies is that they feel their freedom of speech should trump GLBTQ civil rights.
This attitude continues to empower bat$#!t people like David Popescu. Oh, sure, he's an independent candidate in a Canadian Federal election, not likely someone who will ever hold sway on public policy. But I wonder how much of a personal impact it may have had on some of the kids in the crowd:
"Police are investigating whether an independent federal candidate committed a hate crime by telling high school students homosexuals should be executed." - The Sudbury Star