2008-01-24

When free speech is unethical

I'm a big defender of the First Amendment, you know, the part of the Constitution that allows you to speak your mind without fear of arrest.

There are times, however, when speaking your mind is not the right thing to do.  Protesting at a funeral is one of those times.

Let's see if I understand this situation.  An ultra-conservative church thinks that a god kills soldiers in Iraq because gay people are allowed to live.  They are now going to protest at a funeral of an actor who was not gay but played a gay character in a movie.  

These people should be ashamed of themselves.  Whatever views they have, if they are such religious folks, they should realize that a funeral is not a time when their god would want them harassing people.  Get a life.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This church takes everything to the utmost extreme. I hate them too. I think it's wrong to protest at funerals too. Not that I cared much for Heath Ledger after Brokeback Mountain; the guy has passed, so lay off him.