Don't burn the Quran, but beheadings are OK...

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

you dont think that the Mosque in ground zero is offensive, so that is where we differ.

I dont think they are equally offensive. One is insensitive and the other is insensitive and idiotic. But they do share some common traits, that you dont see.

I was pointing out the that WH has two different opinions on fairly similar free speech issues. You came back with the.. "you have no point".

We differ on the common theme of the two issues.

I'm all for both not happening... the pastor angers me more because he is putting lives in danger.

Well, I said that because I think you have no point that they should deserve the same kind of response, because they're completely different things by way of their root causes. One is free practice of religion for no other reason than to freely practice religion. The other is exercise of freedom of speech for no other reason than to antagonize an entire religion. They're very dissimilar in nearly every regard besides 1.) people exercising their right to do things and 2.) certain groups seeing them as insensitive. Things being insensitive to certain groups of people does not mean that they necessarily deserve similar responses.

Passing gas on a crowded train is insensitive to certain groups of people, as is murdering a family of six to other groups of people.

I wouldn't imagine that those two exactly similar things that are insensitive to certain groups of people should deserve the same response.

Of course I'm being hyperbolic with that, but just because things are "insensitive" to groups of people does not mean they should be treated equally just based on the sheer fact that certain people are offended by them.