Homophobia, Hate-speech and homespun paranoia . . .

The other day I was talking to an Army Vet, an African American gentleman in his late 40's who was former 82nd Airborne.

Like a couple of old geezers (and I am only 35 going on 36!) we sat there lamenting the sorry, sad state of American public life.

We talked about the recent "gay pride" festival (1 month long) in St. Petersburg and how this was something that we definitely did not want children around.

We also talked about how "back in the day" in places like the 82nd Airborne, if someone was homosexual, the rest of the platoon would beat the snot out of the homosexual soldier Full Metal Jacket-style.

Although it was refreshing hearing a fellow brother not want to see homosexuality become normative in American society, obviously physical abuse is something that should be outlawed, whether the law is civil law or UCMJ. But, just because homosexuals, like any other citizen should be protected from physical harm (along with babies in utero!!!), this does not mean that "hate-speech" laws should be passed in the U.S.

Protecting someone from physical harm is one thing, but if two competing moral visions (Judeo-Christian vs. secular humanist) are currently struggling for supremacy in the U.S. to limit one's thought or speech (especially calling it "hate speech") is simply un-Constitutional.

Congress shall make no law limiting freedom of speech or the press so reads our Bill of Rights, yet increasingly on the Democrat side of the fence (especially in the far-left states such as Massachusetts!) the Bill of Rights is increasingly being ignored.

So, no, homosexuals should not be "whipped up on" Full Metal Jacket-style, but similarly, freedom of speech (and the ability to say that homosexual acts are sins) should similarly not be limited according to our own Constitution as American citizens.

Blessings in Jesus,
Rob J King, Constitutionalist