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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
We already have many competing belief systems and we aren't turning back, so this is moot.
Can you name a few of these many practices have effectively been outlawed because they are not seen as acceptable by a minority of people?
Your Islamic free-speech example -- I don't get it. There is a law that protects the practice of prohibiting free speech from criticism? First I heard of it, though I must admit I'm not familiar with the Human Rights Tribunal.
Nobody has told any of us that we can't criticize whatever we want, including free-speech practices in the Islamic community.
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Search for Ezra Levant's recent scuffle in such Tribunal in Alberta, then search for Mclean's battle in a similar tribunal over an article written by Mark Steyn. Even though there is no explicit law outlawing such free speech both are being punished in the form of legal fees and their time by frivilous complaints made by Islamic Associations claiming to be offended. These tribunals are free for someone to lodge a complaint and very costly for a defendent to defend against.
http://www.nationalpost.com/most_pop...html?id=238276
http://www.nationalpost.com/most_pop...html?id=216124
Say what you want about either Erza Levant, Mark Steyn, or Mclean's magazine, but the very existance of these Tribunals effectively censors peolpe from publishing their opinions because of a fear of being taken in front of such tribunals. That's supression of free speech and the existance of the Tribunals is an example of the legal system seccoming to the lowest common denominator to meet the needs of a small minority.
With referencing competing belief systems I'm merely mentioning what has happened and do not argue that it's going to reverse itself.