Category Archives: Freedom of Speech

The Face Of Religious Persecution In America

Posted on May 3, 2021 by retiredday

Arthur Goldberg, was co-founder and co-director of Jonah International, (Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing – formerly Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality). This faith-based project “provided resources for those with unwanted same-sex attractions, pornography, and sex addiction” See article … Continue reading →

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Bernie’s Words

Posted on March 14, 2020 by retiredday

In light of the effective and compassionate job the Trump Administration has been doing in uniting all Americans to face the COVID-19 crisis, I find it amazing and totally unacceptable that Trump’s enemies continue to snipe at him, whipping up … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom of Speech, Government of the people, Politics, Slander | Tagged Bernie Sanders, character assassination, political lies, rabble rousing, Slander | 11 Comments

Words

Posted on March 26, 2016 by retiredday

American college students are not the hope of our future. They are childish and irresponsible because they are taught to believe in a fantasy world. Rather than preparing young adults to become adept at navigating a life-course in the real … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Change, Civil Conversation, Debate, Freedom of Speech | Tagged college culture, college students acting like babies, freedom of expression, Freedom of Speech, how society has changed | Leave a comment

Free To Believe ~ Free To Speak

Posted on June 13, 2013 by retiredday

People believe what they want to. And rare indeed is the person who changes his beliefs, once he’s settled on what’s his own. That’s pretty much why most folks don’t spend much time examining or discussing their beliefs. Everything’s already … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Freedom of Speech, World View | Tagged Freedom of Speech, political correctness, what are your beliefs, you have the right to say what you believe | Leave a comment

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted on March 22, 2013 by retiredday

Society is two-faced when it comes to violence. Despite copious shedding of crocodile tears over so-called “gun violence”, we find other forms of violence quite acceptable, and even worthy of being institutionalized. Spanking your child for willful disobedience is a … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Freedom of Speech, Violence | Tagged actions speak louder than words, burning the flag, Rick Monday saves the flag, violent protest and free speech | 2 Comments

Your Comments

Posted on July 19, 2011 by retiredday

Recently, I received a comment to one of my posts, consisting of the single sentence, “The only thing your article lacks is logic. :)”. As I considered responding, all I could think of was what Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conversation, Debate, Freedom of Speech, Truth | Tagged communicating appropriately, intelligent discussion, making comments, political enemies, respect your opponents, seeking the truth, the market place of ideas | Leave a comment

“I do not agree with what you have to say, …”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by retiredday

These days it seems like the whole world is clamoring. Clamoring! North Africa and the Middle East is rife with wars and rumors of wars. We have our own drug war going on along our border. Japan is reeling from … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Christian Faith, Debate, Freedom of Speech, Politics | Tagged defend to the death your right, everyone's shouting, give me what I want!, no one is listening, respectful disagreement, the end of the world, the will of the people, Voltaire, wars and rumors of wars | Leave a comment

Exercising Freedom Or Exercising Hate?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by retiredday

The other day as I was getting my hair cut, I overheard a conversation about the fighting in Libya. A lady was saying, “There’s just too much hate in the world. It doesn’t take that much to show a little … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Bible, Debate, Freedom of Speech, Islam, Religion, The Koran, War, World View | Tagged are we willing to defend ourselves?, book burning is protected "speech", do we have the freedom to insult Islam?, Quran burning, religious freedom, thousands of Muslims rampage in Afghanistan, war is caused by hate | 2 Comments

What’s On The Agenda?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by retiredday

Chris Matthews and other left-wing hacks blame conservative talk-radio hosts Michael Savage and Mark Levin for creating a “climate of hate” which led to the killings in Tucson. The point they try to make is that “angry” rhetoric stirs up … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom of Speech, News Media, Politics | Tagged a more civil tone is political discourse, angry political rhetoric, climate of hate, Freedom of Speech, gun control, hate speech, Politics, Tucson shooting | Leave a comment

Those Two Things

Posted on December 4, 2010 by retiredday

rewritten from original draft of 2009 (From one of those “I get depressed during the holidays” people.) An Explosion Of Thoughts In a typical newsy Christmas letter, one of my relatives wrote, “The back and forth political ranting is becoming … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Islam, Messiah, Politics, Religion | Tagged an explosion of thoughts, Freedom of Speech, Politics, Religion, Shariah law, taboo subjects | Leave a comment