Let’s be honest: everyone says they want freedom of speech.
But what they really means is they want freedom of speech for themselves. Everybody else… not so much.
If you say you’re for freedom of speech and then wish to forcibly silence hate speech- you’re a hypocrite. I’m not saying hate speech is good or okay, mind you. But the two ideas of letting people say what they want and controlling what they say are incompatible. They’re diametrically opposed. You can’t have both.
As believers of Holy Scripture, we have the responsibility to fight falsehoods, hate, prejudice, and everything that is evil. This is non-negotiable. Light drives away darkness, and we are supposed to be the light of the world.
The mistake that most people make is that they think they can fight hate with censorship. Here’s a bit of advice:
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