Hi. Yes. How's it going?

Makes your little catholic "Proper Pecker" meter just go nuts, doesn’t it? And you thought reality couldn’t disturb your fantasies. Surprise!

I usually find manifestations of mental illness/demonic possession somewhat disturbing.

You celebrate manifestations of mental illness/demonic possession in others? Wow, that's disturbing.Perhaps you're suffering from mental illness/demonic possession yourself.Try this test: Go to a Catholic priest and get him to sprinkle some holy water on you. If you react violently, you are probably demonically possessed.

No one but you see any of that. But what should one expect from a religious bigot.

On the contrary, since man is a fallen creature, I expect our present condition to produce its fair share of disturbing realities ... you, for example.

Not so. Millions of Christians, Jews and Muslims share my opinion. Exactly. Well said.

That's a hateful and disrespectful thing to say. You say you believe in freedom of speech, but evidently you don't... but don't let it get you down, I've yet to come across anyone who truly believes in freedom of speech. I certainly don't.

Freedom of speech is not unlimited and does not absolve one from criticism and public humiliation. Freedom of speech means the government cannot keep people from speaking stupidity and hate. It does not mean I can not point out your hate and stupidity. Keep spouting, people need to know how stupid and hateful you are.

Evidence please.

Hi Dredge,You've wandered into a few threads now that were respectful conversations and introduced insult and mockery (Hi. Yes. How's it going?, Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats and Humour VIII). If this doesn't stop then I will impose a post-limit on you, starting at 1/day.

Thanks for this excellent example of a contradiction-in-terms.The Left's idea of "freedom of speech" = You are free to say anything as long as we agree with it.

You can say anything you want. Freedom of speech means the government cannot restrict what you say. It does not mean we can not criticize, or a website cannot restrict your privileges. Damn you are stupid.

In that case, no government on earth practises freedom of speech.

As with most things you don't understand the freedom of speech is a guiding principle not an absolute. Humans are much too stupid and evil to be allowed to flap-off at the mouth without some restrictions.

Freedom of speech has reasonable limits. For instance, in the U.S. defamation, libel, criminal threatening and dangerous speech such as yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre (a form of incitement) are all illegal. False testimony while under oath is illegal and you can be charged with perjury, and false allegations or lying to legal and/or enforcement authorities can be illegal, too.Pretty much everyone feels these are reasonable and necessary restrictions on free speech. Do you have a problem with them? For you, if libel and the rest are all illegal does it mean that we don't really have Freedom of Speech?Some Republicans do seem to have a problem with Freedom of Speech. Teachers and librarians are getting hit with a raft of very vaguely drafted laws Republican-led states restricting what they can say or provide to children. Some of the laws permit a teacher or librarian to be charged upon the complaint of a single parent. A parent could complain about Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret in a middle school library and put a librarian in legal jeopardy in some states now. See School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison, for example.--Percy