Freedom of Speech

“Canada’s House of Commons has advanced a bill to combat hatred, but it actually threatens religious liberty. Here’s why every Christian should pay attention.” - IFC

“In an 8-1 decision, the court ruled that Colorado’s law, even though it was tailored to licensed professionals, does not overrule free speech protections.” - Axios

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“The Finnish court ruling should be denounced not just as an attack on traditional Christianity but more broadly an attack on freedom of speech and liberty for all. Hate speech laws, with their identitarian political assumptions, make such prosecution of free speech inevitable.” - Juicy Ecumenism

“At issue in Defending Education is whether Ohio’s fourth-largest school district could discipline students for purposefully using what are sometimes known as ‘biological pronouns’ rather than what are sometimes known as ‘preferred pronouns’ when referring to transgender or nonbinary classmates.” - L&L

“The court’s conservative majority didn’t seem convinced that states can restrict talk therapy aimed at changing feelings or behavior while allowing counseling that affirms kids identifying as gay or transgender. Justice Samuel Alito said the law ‘looks like blatant viewpoint discrimination.’” - Baptist Press

“One party’s freedom of speech is another party’s disinformation and hate speech. Until it isn’t. Repeat.” - Acton

“I’m no fan of Jimmy Kimmel…. But if it turns out to be true that he was fired because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put pressure on ABC to take him off the air, that should cause all honest, limited-government conservatives to pause.” - MinistryWatch

“A federal judge has sided with satirical news site The Babylon Bee and other plaintiffs by striking down a California state bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that prohibited the distribution of deep fake images and videos of politicians.” - C.Leaders

“The letter comes after a poll found that most American Jews oppose the way President Donald Trump is handling antisemitism.” - RNS

2024: 47% of Republicans/Republican-leaning “said they were extremely or very concerned about restrictions on press freedoms.” Democrats /Democratic-leaning:38%. Today:Democrats (60%), Republicans (28%). - Pew