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	<title>Comments on: Free Speech or Hate Speech? University Sued Over Firing for Anti-Homosexual Article</title>
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		<title>By: Rhymes With Right</title>
		<link>http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/12/04/free-speech-or-hate-speech-university-sued-over-firing-for-anti-homosexual-article/comment-page-1/#comment-108872</link>
		<dc:creator>Rhymes With Right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Levi -- I find it interesting that you believe Christians should be denied public employment and permitted to work only for Christian institutions.

How do you square your position with the First Amendment -- and the Fourteenth, which applies the First Amendment to the states?

Arguing that the guarantees of freedom of speech, press, and religion still allow for punishment by government officials if they are actually used seems to be a rather &quot;queer&quot; understanding of civil liberties.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Levi &#8212; I find it interesting that you believe Christians should be denied public employment and permitted to work only for Christian institutions.</p>
<p>How do you square your position with the First Amendment &#8212; and the Fourteenth, which applies the First Amendment to the states?</p>
<p>Arguing that the guarantees of freedom of speech, press, and religion still allow for punishment by government officials if they are actually used seems to be a rather &#8220;queer&#8221; understanding of civil liberties.</p>
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		<title>By: Levi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Levi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Have you ever experienced being in an open space or on the ocean at night with no lights, look up into this Universe, witness the expanse and marvel of this sight then say there is no power greater than yourself? Who’s stupid?&lt;/i&gt;

Yes, I have experienced that. I have marveled at the universe, I have wondered. You know what I did after that? &lt;i&gt; I read a science book. &lt;/i&gt; 

&lt;i&gt;And to all of you who speak like this idiot. If one gets into my face about my beliefs or my right as to the first amendment? That will be an event you will never forget. You don’t know who I am other than a citizen of the United States. I’m usually demure with a live and let live modus but this seems to be changing all around me. I am now having idiots like you telling me what to think and how to behave? This is now getting to the point where we the majority of citizens will either kowtow to a minority of citizens demands or follow the will of the people. Good people. I’m done with this little experiment and looks like this won’t end in a nice way. Quite the contraire’ and there is no humor whatsoever in this statement.&lt;/i&gt;

Slow down tiger, you&#039;re so quick to take offense. No one is trying to get in your face, no one is telling you what to believe. I&#039;m making fun of what you believe, but it&#039;s not like I don&#039;t think you have a right to do that. 

You Christians have an oppression complex, you really do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Have you ever experienced being in an open space or on the ocean at night with no lights, look up into this Universe, witness the expanse and marvel of this sight then say there is no power greater than yourself? Who’s stupid?</i></p>
<p>Yes, I have experienced that. I have marveled at the universe, I have wondered. You know what I did after that? <i> I read a science book. </i> </p>
<p><i>And to all of you who speak like this idiot. If one gets into my face about my beliefs or my right as to the first amendment? That will be an event you will never forget. You don’t know who I am other than a citizen of the United States. I’m usually demure with a live and let live modus but this seems to be changing all around me. I am now having idiots like you telling me what to think and how to behave? This is now getting to the point where we the majority of citizens will either kowtow to a minority of citizens demands or follow the will of the people. Good people. I’m done with this little experiment and looks like this won’t end in a nice way. Quite the contraire’ and there is no humor whatsoever in this statement.</i></p>
<p>Slow down tiger, you&#8217;re so quick to take offense. No one is trying to get in your face, no one is telling you what to believe. I&#8217;m making fun of what you believe, but it&#8217;s not like I don&#8217;t think you have a right to do that. </p>
<p>You Christians have an oppression complex, you really do.</p>
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		<title>By: Seymour</title>
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		<dc:creator>Seymour</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Levi,

Have you ever experienced being in an open space or on the ocean at night with no lights, look up into this Universe, witness the expanse and marvel of this sight then say there is no power greater than yourself? Who&#039;s stupid?

And to all of you who speak like this idiot. If one gets into my face about my beliefs or my right as to the first amendment? That will be an event you will never forget. You don&#039;t know who I am other than a citizen of the United States. I&#039;m usually demure with a live and let live modus but this seems to be changing all around me. I am now having idiots like you telling me what to think and how to behave? This is now getting to the point where we the majority of citizens will either kowtow to a minority of citizens demands or follow the will of the people. Good people. I&#039;m done with this little experiment and looks like this won&#039;t end in a nice way. Quite the contraire&#039; and there is no humor whatsoever in this statement.

A check coming your way Ms. Dixon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Levi,</p>
<p>Have you ever experienced being in an open space or on the ocean at night with no lights, look up into this Universe, witness the expanse and marvel of this sight then say there is no power greater than yourself? Who&#8217;s stupid?</p>
<p>And to all of you who speak like this idiot. If one gets into my face about my beliefs or my right as to the first amendment? That will be an event you will never forget. You don&#8217;t know who I am other than a citizen of the United States. I&#8217;m usually demure with a live and let live modus but this seems to be changing all around me. I am now having idiots like you telling me what to think and how to behave? This is now getting to the point where we the majority of citizens will either kowtow to a minority of citizens demands or follow the will of the people. Good people. I&#8217;m done with this little experiment and looks like this won&#8217;t end in a nice way. Quite the contraire&#8217; and there is no humor whatsoever in this statement.</p>
<p>A check coming your way Ms. Dixon.</p>
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		<title>By: Levi</title>
		<link>http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2008/12/04/free-speech-or-hate-speech-university-sued-over-firing-for-anti-homosexual-article/comment-page-1/#comment-108799</link>
		<dc:creator>Levi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;What the university is saying seems to boil down to a claim that being critical of homosexuality is a sign of bad character. If you believe that the Bible is the word of God, I guess that makes God a bad character too.&lt;/i&gt;

I would say that. Being &#039;critical of homosexuality&#039; is definitely a sign of bad character. Also, God doesn&#039;t exist and the Bible makes you stupid.

This woman can go work at a church if she&#039;s got such a problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>What the university is saying seems to boil down to a claim that being critical of homosexuality is a sign of bad character. If you believe that the Bible is the word of God, I guess that makes God a bad character too.</i></p>
<p>I would say that. Being &#8216;critical of homosexuality&#8217; is definitely a sign of bad character. Also, God doesn&#8217;t exist and the Bible makes you stupid.</p>
<p>This woman can go work at a church if she&#8217;s got such a problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Larry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Larry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I guess if what Chris says is fact, that it must confirm that Ms. Dixon is straight.  Are hetrosexual folks opinions firing offences?  If so, we&#039;ll try not to have any.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess if what Chris says is fact, that it must confirm that Ms. Dixon is straight.  Are hetrosexual folks opinions firing offences?  If so, we&#8217;ll try not to have any.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris in Toronto</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris in Toronto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Only straight people think that being gay is a choice.

Use your brains, people! Who would choose to be a pariah?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only straight people think that being gay is a choice.</p>
<p>Use your brains, people! Who would choose to be a pariah?</p>
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