Islamic governments angle for speech curbs in the US

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The State Department began a three-day, closed-door meeting Monday to talk about U.S. free speech rules with representatives from numerous Islamic governments that have lobbied for 12 years to end U.S. citizens’ ability to speak freely about Islam’s history and obligations. Free speech advocates slammed the event as an effort to gradually curb public criticism of Islam, but it was defended by Hannah Rosenthal, who heads the agency’s office to curb anti-Semitism.

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What's Going On At Vanderbilt?

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According to a letter from the acting director of the Office of Religious Life, Bible studies are suspect because they “would seem to indicate that officers are expected to hold certain beliefs.’’ The letter goes on to explain: “Vanderbilt policies do not allow this expectation/qualification for officers.’
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"An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas...punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong."

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/22/texas-school-punishes-boy-for-oppo… “Dakota was in a German class at the high school when the conversation shifted to religion and homosexuality in Germany. At some point during the conversation, he turned to a friend and said that he was a Christian and ‘being a homosexual is wrong.’”

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Court: California Teacher Loses Fight to Keep 'God' Banners in Classroom

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/14/court-california-teacher-must-remo… ]”“…the Constitution… does not permit him to speak as freely at work in his role as teacher about his views on God, our nation’s history, or God’s role in our nation’s history as he might on a sidewalk, in a park, at his dinner table, or in countless other locations,” wrote Judge Richard Tallman.”

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